IRB Advisor articles from March 2009

IRB Advisor archives from March 2009

Big: National Children's Study faces full-grown questions, ethical issues.
March 1, 2009... Big: National Children's Study faces full-grown questions, ethical issues "When does it ratchet up to something more complicated?" In planning the recently launched National Children's Study (NCS), researchers knew that ethical and IRB...

Study raises thorny questions about research on pregnant teens.
March 1, 2009... Study raises thorny questions about research on pregnant teens Recruiting, who should give consent, can be tricky Because of the unusual scope of the National Children's Study (NCS), it raises a significant range of ethical issues for...

Famous obedience study recreated - at least in part.
March 1, 2009... Famous obedience study recreated -- at least in part Changes to reduce subjects stress win IRB approval The 1960s obedience experiments of Stanley Milgram have become a hallmark of social behavioral research, as well as a cautionary...

Comparing two studies: A painful balancing act.
March 1, 2009... Comparing two studies: A painful balancing act Participants still believed they were delivering shocks In trying to replicate the Milgram obedience experiments, social psychologist Jerry Burger had to balance the goal of getting useful...

Cyber-age tech raises novel ethics for IRBs.
March 1, 2009... Cyber-age tech raises novel ethics for IRBs Virtual environment can create real stress Researchers at the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL, are studying physical interventions...

Brain-injured pt studied in a virtual kitchen.
March 1, 2009... Brain-injured pt studied in a virtual kitchen IRB must review alternative screening method As virtual space technology improves, researchers are beginning to study how it can be used to help patients who've suffered traumatic brain...

Software Solutions: eIRB will integrate IRB with everyone else.
March 1, 2009... eIRB will integrate IRB with everyone else Efficiency, ease of use are benefits The IRB office at the Washington University in St. Louis, MO, (WUSTL) will soon have an electronic system that will connect the IRB submission with every...

Informed consent flexibility needs to be taught to PIs.
March 1, 2009... Informed consent flexibility needs to be taught to PIs Process begins with the first conversation IRBs that deal with social-behavioral-educational research might need to give investigators who also conduct biomedical research updated...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
March 1, 2009... CNE/CME objectives The CNE/CME objectives for IRB Advisor are to help physicians and nurses be able to: *establish clinical trial programs using accepted ethical principles for human subject protection; *apply the mandated...