Questions tagged [irb]
An IRB (Institutional Review Board), also known as an independent ethics committee or ethical review board, is a group that reviews and monitors research involving human subjects.
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Is sending out a paper copy of a survey to respondents an IRB violation?
I am part of a team that is trying to launch a third wave of a survey that was previously declared exempt by the IRB. I have two questions. First, do you think it would be a violation of institutional ...
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Ethical guidelines for using uncensored photos of individuals in global health presentations
I have attended numerous global health meetings and conferences where I've observed scientists sharing uncensored photos of individuals, often from Africa and Asia, in their presentation slides. These ...
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Do university staff (in the US) usually have access to the university resources needed to do research?
Naturally, no one expects university staff (administrative or otherwise) to carry out research, but it was recently suggested to me that having such a job gives you access to the university resources ...
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Why does something being an "experiment" automatically trigger the need for an IRB? [closed]
As an example, imagine you're running the faculty of computer science and decide which books to use for the next semester.
You pick book A for all students -> no IRB review needed
You pick book B ...
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ORI Research Misconduct rulemaking comments [closed]
I am writing comments on the Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct on regulations.gov. This is my first time making comments on policy making. I am curious if HHS ever censors these ...
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Forgot to debrief participants on an old qualifier project. Can this error cause my qualifier project and poster I did on it to be revoked at all?
I realized I did not do a proper debriefing on my qualifier project for doctoral candidacy in Experimental Psychology from a little over a year ago.
I only say "proper debriefing" because my ...
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Is it common for community colleges in the US to have IRBs?
I'm coming to the end of my PhD in a social science field, and given the unlikelihood of landing a research-oriented position at really any university, I'm finding myself in the position of having to ...
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Can IRB approval be reversed?
If you get the written IRB approval of the school/site for research
and you conduct the research with all participants' written agreement, can the school revoke agreement to research after you are ...
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Forgot to give a copy of consent form to participants throughout qualifier project and dissertation data collection. What are my next steps?
I'm a 4th year doctoral candidate who recently finished data collection for my dissertation. However, I have some bad news that wasn't pointed out to me until I trained a prospective research ...
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In the United States, are there any ethical oversights on self-funded and published research?
I'm currently working on my CITI ethical human research certification. Given its dense nature my mind started to wander and I had the realization that all the protocols and ramifications I've so far ...
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How can I get human-subjects approval from a nearby university?
I am a high school student planning to do a research project involving human participants. This is for a research class at my school, and one of my teachers told me that I need IRB approval. My ...
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Consent issues when the only participants are the investigators themselves
I'm am on staff at a tertiary level college. My colleagues and I are developing a wearable, non-invasive monitor, not too dissimilar from a Fitbit. Naturally, we want to know whether the monitor works ...
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What possible consequences could one face for not getting IRB approval for federally-funded research? Could you go to jail?
We have discussed before that consequences for not getting irb approval might include: (1) not be able to publish in a reputable journal, and (2) getting sanctioned or fired by your employer. But I am ...
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What's my responsibility if I suspect an IRB violation? Could I be personally responsible if I don't report my concerns?
I'm a part of the University staff supporting research. I recently became aware of a faculty research project being conducted with a commercially purchased dataset that contains PII. I do not believe ...
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How to convince team members we need IRB approval?
I come from a social science background and have recently moved into more of a public health role. Since I was doing experimental research, pretty much every study needed a review. As far as I can ...
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