TY - JOUR T1 - Research led by participants: a new social contract for a new kind of research JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 216 LP - 219 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2015-102663 VL - 42 IS - 4 AU - Effy Vayena AU - Roger Brownsword AU - Sarah Jane Edwards AU - Bastian Greshake AU - Jeffrey P Kahn AU - Navjoyt Ladher AU - Jonathan Montgomery AU - Daniel O'Connor AU - Onora O'Neill AU - Martin P Richards AU - Annette Rid AU - Mark Sheehan AU - Paul Wicks AU - John Tasioulas Y1 - 2016/04/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/42/4/216.abstract N2 - In recent years, there have been prominent calls for a new social contract that accords a more central role to citizens in health research. Typically, this has been understood as citizens and patients having a greater voice and role within the standard research enterprise. Beyond this, however, it is important that the renegotiated contract specifically addresses the oversight of a new, path-breaking approach to health research: participant-led research. In light of the momentum behind participant-led research and its potential to advance health knowledge by challenging and complementing traditional research, it is vital for all stakeholders to work together in securing the conditions that will enable it to flourish. ER -