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Ethics In Practice | Navigating Dual Roles in Research: When Patient Becomes Participant

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Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Author: Stephen Carp, PT, MSPT, PhD, and Rebecca Ditwiler, PT, DPT

Research helps move health care forward. It improves treatment, deepens understanding, and drives innovation. But research only works when it respects the people who make it possible. Ethical research protects participants and builds trust. It ensures that science serves the public good.

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Date: November 1, 2025
Contact:  aptamag@apta.org
Content Type:  Column

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Stephen Carp, PT, MSPT, PhD, and Rebecca Ditwiler, PT, DPT

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