The ethics of COVID-19 clinical trials: New considerations in a controversial area

• Zhenzhen Han,
• Junting Wang,
• Kai Zhang,
• Qilin Tang

Affiliations

Zhenzhen Han

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China; National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China

Junting Wang

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Gong An Hospital, Tianjin, China

Kai Zhang

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Gong An Hospital, Tianjin, China; Corresponding authors at: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Gong An Hospital, No. 78 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin,300042, China (K. Zhang); School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No. 3 Xingyuan Road, Luquan District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China (Q. Tang).

Qilin Tang

School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei, China; Corresponding authors at: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Gong An Hospital, No. 78 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin,300042, China (K. Zhang); School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No. 3 Xingyuan Road, Luquan District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China (Q. Tang).