Human Subject Research Task

A Human Subject Research Task is a research task that systematically investigates phenomena using human test subjects as primary data sources for gathering research data.

• AKA: Human Participant Research, Human Volunteer Study, Human-Based Investigation, Clinical Human Research.
• Context:
  • Task Input: Human Subject Pool, Research Protocol, Ethical Approval
    • Optional Input: Subject Demographic Information, Medical History, Psychological Profile
  • Task Output: Human Subject Data, Research Findings, Subject Response Analysis
  • Task Performance Measure: Research Qualitys such as statistical significance, reproducibility, and ethical compliance
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  • It can typically follow Ethical Research Protocols through institutional review board approval.
  • It can typically collect Human Subject Data through standardized data collection methods.
  • It can typically protect Subject Privacy through data anonymization techniques.
  • It can typically obtain Informed Consent through consent documentation processes.
  • It can typically minimize Subject Risk through safety protocol implementation.
  • It can typically analyze Subject Response Patterns through statistical analysis methods.
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  • It can often employ Research Compensation Models through subject payment systems.
  • It can often utilize Double-Blind Methodology through experimental condition masking.
  • It can often implement Randomized Subject Assignment through selection algorithms.
  • It can often conduct Subject Follow-up Assessment through longitudinal monitoring protocols.
  • It can often mitigate Research Bias through control group comparison.
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  • It can range from being an Observational Human Subject Research Task to being an Interventional Human Subject Research Task, depending on its experimental manipulation level.
  • It can range from being a Single-Subject Human Research Task to being a Population-Scale Human Research Task, depending on its sample size.
  • It can range from being a Short-Term Human Subject Research Task to being a Longitudinal Human Subject Research Task, depending on its temporal duration.
  • It can range from being a Minimal-Risk Human Subject Research Task to being a High-Risk Human Subject Research Task, depending on its potential subject impact.
  • It can range from being a Physical Human Subject Research Task to being a Psychological Human Subject Research Task, depending on its research domain focus.
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  • It can integrate with Research Ethics Framework for subject protection.
  • It can comply with Regulatory Requirements for human research governance.
  • It can implement Data Protection Protocols for subject confidentiality.
  • It can incorporate Vulnerable Population Protection Measures for special population safeguarding.
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• Examples:
  • Interventional Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
    • Clinical Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
      • Randomized Controlled Human Subject Research Task for treatment efficacy human subject evaluation.
      • Open-Label Clinical Human Subject Research Task for medication safety human subject assessment.
      • Crossover Human Subject Research Task for comparative intervention human subject analysis.
    • Behavioral Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
      • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Human Subject Research Task for psychological treatment human subject assessment.
      • Educational Human Subject Research Task for learning strategy human subject implementation.
      • Lifestyle Modification Human Subject Research Task for health behavior human subject change evaluation.
  • Observational Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
    • Longitudinal Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
      • Cohort Human Subject Research Task for developmental pattern human subject tracking.
      • Panel Human Subject Research Task for change measurement human subject tracking over time.
      • Growth Human Subject Research Task for progressive development human subject assessment.
    • Cross-sectional Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
      • Prevalence Human Subject Research Task for condition frequency human subject measurement.
      • Attitude Survey Human Subject Research Task for population perspective human subject assessment.
      • Health Status Human Subject Research Task for current condition human subject documentation.
  • Mixed-Method Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
    • Sequential Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
      • Explanatory Sequential Human Subject Research Task for qualitative explanation of quantitative human subject findings.
      • Exploratory Sequential Human Subject Research Task for quantitative testing of qualitative human subject insights.
      • Multiphase Human Subject Research Task for comprehensive human subject research question investigation.
    • Concurrent Human Subject Research Tasks, such as:
      • Triangulation Human Subject Research Task for multi-method human subject validation.
      • Embedded Human Subject Research Task for complementary human subject data collection.
      • Transformative Human Subject Research Task for social change human subject investigation.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Animal Preclinical Trial, which uses non-human subjects for experimental testing.
  • Computer Simulation Research, which relies on computational models rather than living subjects.
  • Secondary Data Analysis, which examines pre-existing datasets rather than collecting new human subject data.
  • Literature Review Research, which synthesizes published findings rather than conducting original human subject investigation.
  • Laboratory Specimen Analysis, which examines isolated biological materials rather than intact human subjects.
• See: Unethical Human Experimentation, Biological Specimens, Survey (Human Research), Survey Methodology, Interviews, Focus Groups, Biology, Clinical Medicine, Epidemiological Research, Research Ethics, Clinical Trial Design, Informed Consent Process, Institutional Review Board.

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References

2021

• (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/human_subject_research Retrieved:2021-4-8.
  • Human subject research is systematic, scientific investigation that can be either interventional (a "trial") or observational (no "test article") and involves human beings as research subjects, commonly known as test subjects. Human subject research can be either medical (clinical) research or non-medical (e.g., social science) research. Systematic investigation incorporates both the collection and analysis of data in order to answer a specific question. Medical human subject research often involves analysis of biological specimens, epidemiological and behavioral studies and medical chart review studies. (A specific, and especially heavily regulated, type of medical human subject research is the “clinical trial", in which drugs, vaccines and medical devices are evaluated.) On the other hand, human subject research in the social sciences often involves surveys which consist of questions to a particular group of people. Survey methodology includes questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups.

    Human subject research is used in various fields, including research into advanced biology, clinical medicine, nursing, psychology, sociology, political science, and anthropology. As research has become formalized, the academic community has developed formal definitions of "human subject research", largely in response to abuses of human subjects.

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