RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Research led by participants: a new social contract for a new kind of research JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP medethics-2015-102663 DO 10.1136/medethics-2015-102663 A1 Effy Vayena A1 Roger Brownsword A1 Sarah Jane Edwards A1 Bastian Greshake A1 Jeffrey P Kahn A1 Navjyot Ladher A1 Jonathan Montgomery A1 Daniel O'Connor A1 Onora O'Neill A1 Martin P Richards A1 Annette Rid A1 Mark Sheehan A1 Paul Wicks A1 John Tasioulas YR 2015 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2015/03/30/medethics-2015-102663.abstract AB 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.