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There's lots of very elderly Alzheimers patients in hospice care... might be an easier clinical trial to get approved than some alternatives.
by throwaway81523 1y ago
There's lots of very elderly Alzheimers patients in hospice care... might be an easier clinical trial to get approved than some alternatives.
- oliwarner 1y agoConsenting Alzheimer's patients is ethically tricky even at early stages of the disease. Just as it is for anyone staring down the barrel at a particularly nasty degenerative disease. I'm with you though. I know I'd want it more than the Alzheimer's.
- PlunderBunny 1y agoI wonder if it's possible to 'pre-consent' before onset, and if that would be considered consent?
- oliwarner 1y agoApparently not in the UK. Trials need informed consent. But you can allow a proxy to make the decision for you via a lasting power of attorney.