When conducting research, protecting the privacy of patients requires careful attention to ensure ?

Connections or secure HTTP to mantain security.

Explanation:

When conducting research you should create a safe and secure connections and HTTP to mantain security of your data and the data of your patients in order to keep the donfidentiality agreement between you and your patients and the funders of your research. That is why you truly need to have a safe connecto and secure HTTP to mantain security.