Human Subjects Issues and IRB Review in Practice-Based Research

Institutional review board (IRB) and ethical issues in clinical research

Clinical research has expanded tremendously in the past few decades and consequently there has been growing interest in the ethical guidelines that are being followed for the protection of human subjects. This review summarizes historical scandals and social responses chronologically from World War II to the Death of Ellen Roche (2001) to emphasize the lessons we must learn from history. Intern...

MIS Research Involving Human Subjects: Processes and IRB Requirements

This paper discusses major issues and institutional requirements for human subjects’ research. In particular, it considers the responsibilities of principal investigators or individual researchers conducting human subjects research in management information systems. The paper introduces the issues related to human subjects’ research and presents the background and responsibilities of institutio...

Biobanking Research and Human Subjects Protections: Perspectives of IRB Leaders.

Distinguishing between clinical practice and clinical research: A Review of definitions and ethical issues

While Clinical research and clinical practice are closely related, distinguishing and maintaining the boundaries between them has form determining debates in contemporary bioethics. The most important implication of the research-practice distinction is to identify which clinical activities need review and oversight by research ethics committees. Adopting distinct approaches to clinical research...

Design - based research – issues in connecting theory , research and practice

During the last 20 years, design-based research (DBR) has become a popular methodology for connecting educational theory, research and practice. The missing link between educational theory, research and educational practice is an ongoing issue and DBR is seen as an integrated methodology to bridge the gap. But is this as easy as it sounds? The purpose of the article is to identify and discuss i...