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Record Nr.

UNINA9910717370203321

Autore

Shekelle Paul G.

Titolo

Maintaining research integrity : a systematic review of the role of the institutional review board in managing conflict of interest / / investigators, Paul G. Shekelle [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research & Development Service, , [2012]

©2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 53 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Evidence-based Synthesis Program

Disciplina

342.0684

Soggetti

Conflict of interests

Technical reports.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Evidence-based synthesis program."

"May 2012."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Ethical integrity in the conduct of health care research is essential for maintaining the public trust and support of such activities. Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) play a critical role in maintaining the ethical integrity of research by reviewing research protocols to ensure, among other things, that research participants receive safe and ethical treatment and provide informed consent, and that the potential for a conflict of interest is minimized. The purpose of this review was to catalog the literature on issues pertaining to IRBs, to identify the issue with the greatest number of published studies which might inform VA policy, and to assess the evidence regarding that issue, which were conflict of interest policies and the activities of the IRB.