Acute care research is sometimes conducted under Exception from Informed Consent regulations. In many life-threatening illnesses, patients are unconscious or too sick to provide written or verbal ...
NOTE: The University IRB abides by information regarding the current position of the VHA Office of Research & Development’s (per email from Karen Jeans dated 01/03/14) related to use of Craigslist as ...
Expedited studies are research projects that meet one of the categories under 46.110 and involve minimal risk. Full board studies are those the IRB determines does not fall under exempt or expedited ...
Canadian researchers have published new guidelines intended to make consent forms used in clinical research easier for patients to understand. The guidelines describe 75 core elements for consent ...