《中国康复理论与实践》 ›› 2026, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 142-150.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2026.02.003

• 专题 康复伦理管理理论与实践 • 上一篇    下一篇

残疾儿童康复研究伦理审查的挑战与思考

孟丽君1,2   

  1. 1.中国康复研究中心北京博爱医院,北京市 100068
    2.首都医科大学康复医学院,北京市 100068
  • 收稿日期:2026-01-04 出版日期:2026-02-25 发布日期:2026-03-02
  • 作者简介:孟丽君(1977-),女,汉族,山西太原市人,硕士,副研究员,主要研究方向:康复伦理、医学伦理审查。

Challenges and reflections on ethical review of rehabilitation research for children with disabilities

MENG Lijun1,2   

  1. 1. Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
    2. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2026-01-04 Published:2026-02-25 Online:2026-03-02

摘要:

目的 探讨开展残疾儿童康复研究的正当性和特殊性,剖析残疾儿童参与康复研究项目伦理审查的核心症结。

方法 从政策法规和医学伦理基本原则等理论层面,阐明残疾儿童参与康复研究的正当性和必要性。基于残疾儿童的生理特征、心理特点和认知能力等方面的特殊性,系统梳理残疾儿童康复研究伦理审查的核心挑战,包括研究风险评估与防控不足、知情同意决策困难、儿童主体性被忽视、特殊群体保障缺乏、研究实施过程存在隐性风险等,结合伦理审查要点展开针对性分析。

结果 残疾儿童康复研究契合特殊群体健康权益保障需求,具备充分的正当性。但由于残疾儿童在认知能力、自主决策和权益保障等方面的特殊性,使其伦理审查面临诸多核心挑战,需要采取相应对策。

结论 残疾儿童康复研究的伦理审查需充分兼顾研究正当性和参与者特殊性,通过健全伦理审查制度体系,强化顶层设计;聚焦核心挑战,比如建立风险评估和防控机制、优化知情同意和残疾儿童主体性保障机制、加强隐性风险防控和研究者队伍建设;提升伦理审查能力、强化研究过程监管等举措,实现研究科学性与伦理合理性的统一,推动该领域研究规范有序发展。

关键词: 残疾儿童, 康复研究, 伦理审查, 知情同意, 风险评估

Abstract:

Objective To explore the legitimacy and particularity of conducting rehabilitation research for children with disabilities, and analyze the core cruxes in the ethical review of such children's participation in rehabilitation research projects.

Methods From the theoretical perspectives of policies and regulations as well as the basic principles of medical ethics, the legitimacy and necessity of children with disabilities participating in rehabilitation research were clarified. Based on the particularities of children with disabilities in terms of physiological characteristics, psychological traits and cognitive abilities, the core challenges in the ethical review of rehabilitation research for this group were systematically sorted out, including inadequate assessment and prevention of research risks, difficulties in informed consent decision-making, neglect of children's subjectivity, lack of safeguards for special groups and hidden risks in the research implementation process. Targeted analyses were then conducted in combination with the key points of ethical review.

Results Rehabilitation research for children with disabilities aligns with the demand for safeguarding the health rights and interests of special groups and thus has sufficient legitimacy. However, the particularities of children with disabilities in cognitive abilities, independent decision-making and rights protection expose the ethical review of such research to numerous core challenges, which call for corresponding countermeasures.

Conclusion The ethical review of rehabilitation research for children with disabilities must fully balance research legitimacy with the particularities of participants. It is necessary to unify research scientificity with ethical rationality and promote the standardized and orderly development of research in this field through multiple measures: improving the institutional system of ethical review and strengthening top-level design; focusing on core challenges such as establishing a research risk assessment and prevention mechanism, optimizing the mechanisms for informed consent and the protection of children with disabilities' subjectivity, and enhancing the prevention of hidden risks and the construction of research teams; and raising the capacity of ethical review and strengthening the supervision of the research process.

Key words: children with disabilities, rehabilitation research, ethical review, informed consent, risk assessment

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