Core Activities

The Ethics and Regulation Core focuses on how to design and conduct embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) among people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners while protecting the rights and welfare of participants and assuring that regulatory issues are addressed.

Core members develop and disseminate guidelines and best practices to address particular ethical issues and regulatory structures encountered in conducting ePCTs among PLWD and their care partners. Members provide guidance and training to investigators in areas of ethical uncertainty, and help investigators navigate the regulatory complexities that arise when conducting ePCTs among PLWD and care partners. The Core also identifies and addresses ethical and regulatory concerns raised by health care system stakeholders.