Los conflictos de interés: Comentario del artículo 15.2 de la Declaración Universal sobre Bioética y Derechos Humanos

Abstract

Article 15.2 of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights declares that benefits should not constitute improper inducements to participate in research activities. Conflicts of interest in biomedical research, which are becoming more frequent in practice, are situations difficult to avoid. The appearance of secondary interest, not always economic, makes the main interest of the entire investigation (the patient's health and integrity) stagger, and could be avoided by exposing them publicly. That's why the job of the Ethic Committee for Clinical Research and the Codes of good Clinical Practices is so important because they establish, among other things, transparent politics to avoid these unfortunate situations.