国医大师刘嘉湘谈中医药临床研究与医学伦理

National TCM master Liu Jiaxiang’s discourse on clinical research and medical ethics in traditional Chinese medicine

国医大师刘嘉湘教授从20世纪60年代起开展中医药治疗恶性肿瘤的临床研究,注重受试者的生存期、生活质量和用药权益,强调中医药临床研究的科学性、规范性和伦理性。系统阐述刘教授近60年以来在中医药临床研究中倡导、实践和推动医学伦理的举措,并介绍其严谨的临床研究医学伦理素养,为国内外中医药临床研究的实施和受试者的保护提供宝贵的经验。

Professor Liu Jiaxiang,as one of the national traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)masters,has been conducting clinical research on the treatment of malignant tumors with TCM since the 1960s,focusing on the survival,quality of life,and rights and interests of subjects with medications,and emphasizing the scientific,normative and ethical aspects of clinical research in TCM.In this paper,we systematically describe Professor Liu’s initiatives in advocating,practicing and promoting medical ethics in TCM clinical research for nearly 60 years,and introduce his rigorous approach to medical ethics in clinical research,for the purpose of providing valuable experience for the implementation of TCM clinical research and the protection of subjects worldwide.