"Who are you going to call?:" Research ethics consultation directors' perspectives on barriers and facilitators.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research ethics consultation services (RECS) provide important ethical guidance to various entities, including investigators and Institutional Review Boards. Established in the late 1980s and influenced by funding requirements from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, RECS have evolved to address ethical challenges in research. This study aimed to identify key barriers and facilitators affecting the success of RECS, particularly in light of changes in funding and institutional support.

Materials and methods

From a comprehensive list of 55 Clinical and Translational Science Award programs, 20 RECS were purposively sampled for in-depth interviews. Interviews focused on primary functions, accomplishments, barriers, and facilitators of the servic

SUBMITTER: Miner SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695485 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature