IRB Advisor – June 1, 2017
June 1, 2017
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Using Prisoners as Research Subjects Raises Ethical Concerns
A recent study found a “significant minority” of inmate research participants reported pressure to not participate in trials, both from fellow prisoners and correctional staff.
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Future World Without Paper Consent Could Be Here Sooner Than Imagined
Remember when the IRB submission process was entirely on paper? In 2027, someone might ask the same thing of informed consent: “Remember informed consent paper documents?”
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Electronic Consent Has a Few Obstacles and Drawbacks
Adoption of electronic consent is a process that will not occur overnight.
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Self-certification Tool Formalizes Process to Decide Between QI and Research
IRB officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison realized seven years ago that the IRB was receiving too many requests for review of quality improvement or other projects that did not meet the Common Rule’s definition of human subjects research.
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Questions From UW Madison’s QI Program Evaluation Tool
The University of Wisconsin-Madison IRB developed an online quality improvement/program evaluation self-certification tool that helps project leaders determine whether their projects qualify as research.
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Study: Research Misconduct Rarely Reported by Authors of Systematic Reviews
Research misconduct — not publishing completed research, duplicate publications, or selective reporting of outcomes — sometimes is identified by authors of systematic reviews, but is rarely reported, found a recent study.