IRB Advisor – November 1, 2006
November 1, 2006
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Research tries to get a handle on IRB costs and variability
As IRBs seek to improve efficiency in their own operations, they often suffer from a lack of the most basic data about the costs of reviewing protocols. -
Do research subjects retain informed consent details?
A small but notable percentage of veterans in a long-term drug study were unable to retain some of the simplest information about it including the purpose of the study, the name of the drug and its main side effect for the entire course of the trial. -
Some studies are right for short form, with precautions
IRBs sometimes reject an investigator's request to use the short informed consent form, even when it would meet regulatory and ethical standards. -
PRIM&R takes IRB training to international sites
The rapid growth in international research is providing challenges for human subjects protection in other countries, many of which lack the resources that American IRBs have. -
Small IRB develops, finds ideal solutions to problems
The IRB office at Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, PA, began as many small IRB offices do, with one part-time employee. As the workload increased to about 80 protocols per year, the office turned the part-time position into a full-time administrator position, and organizational procedures were put in place. -
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