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GM1 ARA.MED.330 Special medical circumstances

ED Decision 2016/008/R

GENERAL

(a) Ā Ā Ā Ā  When the terms ā€˜medical assessment protocol’, ā€˜research protocol’ and ā€˜protocol’ (as mentioned in ARA.MED.330 and its associated AMC) are used, they all refer to a ā€˜medical assessment protocol’.

(b) Ā Ā Ā  The protocol is to enable experience to be gained in special medical circumstances in a controlled manner. This is to facilitate a better understanding of the treatment or condition, so that an evidence-based decision concerning its implementation may be considered.

(c) Ā Ā Ā Ā  The protocol and its implementation should comply with the principles described in the following publication of the World Medical Association (WMA): ā€œWMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjectsā€, as last amended.