Ethics review in research

Ethics in Clinical Research

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Measuring inconsistency in research ethics committee review

BACKGROUND The review of human participant research by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) or Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) is a complex multi-faceted process that cannot be reduced to an algorithm. However, this does not give RECs/ IRBs permission to be inconsistent in their specific requirements to researchers or in their final opinions. In England the Health Research Authority (HRA) coord...

Improving the process of research ethics review

Background Research Ethics Boards, or Institutional Review Boards, protect the safety and welfare of human research participants. These bodies are responsible for providing an independent evaluation of proposed research studies, ultimately ensuring that the research does not proceed unless standards and regulations are met. Main body Concurrent with the growing volume of human participant res...

Continuing review of research approved by Canadian research ethics boards.

breaching medical ethics in research