Belmont Report

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The Belmont Report is a foundational 1979 document in research ethics that established key principles—respect for persons, beneficence, and justice—to guide the protection of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal policy document
research ethics report
addresses autonomy of research participants
protection of persons with diminished autonomy
vulnerable populations in research
appliesTo behavioral research
biomedical research
commissionEstablishedBy U.S. Congress NERFINISHED
commissionEstablishmentYear 1974
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
definesConcept assessment of risks and benefits
informed consent
selection of subjects
documentType ethical guidelines
emphasizes adequate disclosure of information to subjects
comprehension of information by subjects
fair distribution of research burdens and benefits
maximizing possible benefits
minimizing possible harms
voluntary participation in research
ethicalFrameworkFor IRB review of research protocols
equitable subject selection
risk–benefit analysis in research
field bioethics
human subjects research
research ethics
focusesOn protection of human subjects
hasEnduringStatus foundational document in research ethics
hasSection Applications
Basic ethical principles
Boundaries between practice and research
historicalContext post-Tuskegee Syphilis Study reforms
response to ethical abuses in human subjects research
influenced Common Rule NERFINISHED
Institutional Review Board policies
Office for Human Research Protections guidance
U.S. federal regulations for human subjects research
issuedBy National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research NERFINISHED
language English
laterAdministeredBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
legalBasis National Research Act of 1974 NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1979-04-18
publicationYear 1979
publisher U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare NERFINISHED
setsForthPrinciple beneficence
justice
respect for persons
title The Belmont Report NERFINISHED

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Nuremberg Code influenced Belmont Report