IRB Advisor – June 1, 2007
June 1, 2007
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Protecting illegal immigrants in behavioral, clinical research
As the national debate about illegal immigration heats up across the country, researchers continue to work to include such immigrants in their studies. -
Data protection, informed consent are key for illegals
As IRBs review research proposals that may include illegal immigrants or even recruit them outright those who work with this population say there are a number of issues boards should consider: -
Industry has grown to accept CT registries
The clinical research community has begun to accept the presence of clinical trial registries, despite lingering questions about intellectual property rights and other issues. -
Possible OHRP guidance could come this year
Does the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) plan to release guidelines this year clarifying what is and isn't research requiring IRB review? -
Compliance Corner: Expert offers advice on investigator noncompliance
Research compliance can be defined a variety of ways, and the trick is for institutions to define and understand the types of noncompliance that are reportable to federal agencies, a compliance expert says. -
Survey offers insight into informed consent
Arecent study suggests that emergency medicine patients may not have a high level of acceptance of the practice of providing an exemption to informed consent for research involving emergency medical settings.