Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approval of the research proposal by an ethical review committee from both sponsoring and host countries is a generally agreed requirement in externally sponsored research.However, capacity for ethics review is not universal. Aim of this study was to identify opinions and views of the members serving in ethical review and ethics committees in Sri Lanka on informed consent, essential components in the information leaflet and the consent form.

Methods

We obtained ethical approval from UK and Sri Lanka. A series of consensus generation meetings on the protocol were conducted. A task oriented interview guide was developed. The interview was based on open-ended questionnaire. Then the participants were given a WHO checklist on informed consent and requested to rate the

SUBMITTER: Sumathipala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2413248 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature