With the current advances in research biotechnology, many consent forms are becoming longer and increasingly complicated, despite good-faith efforts to simplify language and shorten forms.
Questions
1. Do […]
With the increasing use of electronic storage of IRB documents and electronic data capture for study documentation, it is important to ensure that these uses are still in compliance with the applicable […]
IRBs have multiple roles to play within their institutions some which have huge financial implications e.g staffing, infrastructure, equipment and others. In the current times of economic stress, fulfilling these […]
The growing demand for freely available information to improve the ethical review of health research prompted the launch of a new online resource last week (29 September)
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What are the ethical issues in this case? What guidance on them, if any, is provided by the Declaration of Helsinki, CIOMS, and the Common Rule?
Under what circumstances is it permissible to conduct research involving persons who are unable to or who are constrained from providing informed consent?
In weighing the merits of this protocol,…[Read more]
What guidance, if any, is provided by the Declaration of Helsinki, CIOMS, and the Common Rule on consent by study subjects in settings such as this?
In this situation, would it be appropriate to seek the permission of male relatives prior to approaching women? Should such permission be documented and how?
Are there solutions to these issues…[Read more]
