Monday, 9 February 2009

Research protocols and how Southall et al ignored the guidelines





Protocol 90/02, no consent, parents unaware it was research, children burnt by the TCPO 2 monitor, no report of adverse event, event recorder tapes unreadable to any other clinician, used to accuse parents of smothering their children. When parents challenged Southall/Samuels they were subsequently accused of MSBP and threatened.

Protocol 85/02 - 85/09 no consent, parents unaware it was research, babies subjected to highly unethical research given their predisposition to SIDS, adverse reactions not reported to ethic committee. When parents challenged Southall/Samuels they were subsequently accused of MSBP and threatened


CVS, no consent, parents unaware it was research, some parents were legally children themselves (3 under the age of 18), many parents in which abuse was proven using CVS already diagnosed with severe personality disorders and mental illness prior to implementing CVS, no pyshciatric assessment prior to admission, complete disregard of protocols for implementing CVS, children harmed during CVS as a direct result of being "tethered" to the other unconsented research, CVS tapes grainy would be inadmissable in court by today's standards, potentially entrapment, disregard of parent mental state which in turn put children in danger.

Chloral Hydrate Histamine research, lung function tests, parents unaware it was research, no consent, children had severe and life threatening adverse reaction to research, two documented cases in which the child nearly died, had to be rescucitated, those children were alreay high risk for sids. Complete disregard of protocol, no adverse events reported. When parents challenged Southall/Samuels they were subsequently accused of MSBP and threatened

CNEP, also included protocol 90/02, no consent, parents unaware that children subjected to multiple research projects.

Hypoxia study, another format for Protocol 85/02 - 85/09 with all the others thrown in for good measure!