AAHRPP accreditation: a means for participant involvement.(Issues In Human Subjects Protection)(Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc)

Note: The standards printed on page 23 were provided by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP) for Research Practitioner subscribers. Additional resources can be found on the AAHRPP web site at www.aehrpp.org.

The American public has been extraordinarily generous in its support of biomedical research. This generosity rests on the expectation that deeper insights into the mechanisms of health and disease will yield safer, more effective treatments and cures, individuals participate in research studies because they trust in the integrity of research organizations and their commitment to the welfare of human research participants.

Nonetheless, a 2002 Harris poll showed that although individuals supported the importance of research and believed clinical trials were necessary to discover new treatments, some believed that those participating in research would not be well-treated or be fully …