Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule: Perspectives of Social and Behavioral Scientists: Workshop Summary

Author(s)
Anonymous
Parent Collection
The National Academies Press: Proceedings and Other Reports
Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2013
Rights
Use of Materials on the OEC
Discipline(s)
Research Ethics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Topics
Collaboration
Confidentiality
Data Management
Human Subjects Research
Risk
Expert Reports
Body

This Workshop Summary focuses on six broad topic areas:

  1. Evidence on the functioning of the Common Rule and of institutional review boards (IRBs), to provide context for the proposed revisions.
  2. The types and levels of risks and harms encountered in social and behavioral sciences, and issues related to the severity and probability of harm.
  3. The consent process and special populations.
  4. Issues related to the protection of research participants in studies that involve use of existing data and data sharing.
  5. Multidisciplinary and multisite studies.
  6. The purview and roles of IRBs.

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