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stop In the ethics of clinical research, stop means to end your participation in a study.

In the ethics of clinical research, stop means to end your participation in a study. The source indicates that participation is voluntary and a person may stop taking part at any time.

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Drafting source: National Institute of Mental Health. Clinical Research Trials and You: Questions and Answers. HTML publication snapshot 2026-10-18; SHA-256 ff7a7468286526ac17a328be4c934d7799aad584950f0a10e9047534a7dd859b. “Clinical Research Trials and You: Questions and Answers” (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/clinical-research-trials-and-you-questions-and-answers).
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