Navigating ethical challenges in the FORTEe randomised controlled trial: a multi-centre staff survey on exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment

The FORTEe randomised controlled trial (NCT05289739) investigates an exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. Conducting research with this vulnerable population poses unique ethical challenges, including participant burden, child autonomy, and parental decisio...

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Main Authors:	Alt, Francesca (Author) , Dreismickenbecker, Elias (Author) , Lanfranconi, Francesca (Author) , Balduzzi, Adriana (Author) , Watson, Eila (Author) , Marriott, Hayley (Author) , Wiskemann, Joachim (Author) , Bauer, Nikolai (Author) , Mongondry, Rodolf (Author) , Fridh, Martin Kaj (Author) , Lucia, Alejandro (Author) , Fiuza-Luces, Carmen (Author) , Beller, Ronja (Author) , Spreafico, Filippo (Author) , Konda, Barbara (Author) , Stefanović, Milica (Author) , Diel, Heidi (Author) , Kühn, Mareike (Author) , Wypyrsczyk, Lena (Author) , Paul, Norbert W. (Author) , Neu, Marie A. (Author) , Faber, Jörg (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	25 February 2026
In:	BMC medical ethics Year: 2026, Volume: 27, Pages: 1-13
ISSN:	1472-6939
DOI:	10.1186/s12910-026-01414-6
Online Access:	Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-026-01414-6
Author Notes:	Francesca Alt, Elias Dreismickenbecker, Francesca Lanfranconi, Adriana Balduzzi, Eila Watson, Hayley Marriott, Joachim Wiskemann, Nikolai Bauer, Rodolf Mongondry, Martin Kaj Fridh, Alejandro Lucia, Carmen Fiuza-Luces, Ronja Beller, Filippo Spreafico, Barbara Konda, Milica Stefanović, Heidi Diel, Mareike Kühn, Lena Wypyrsczyk, Norbert W. Paul, Marie A. Neu, Jörg Faber and FORTEe Consortium