How U.S. research institutions are responding to the single Institutional Review Board mandate.

ABSTRACT: One of the most significant changes to the Common Rule is the requirement that institutions use a single Institutional Review Board (IRB) for cooperative research in the United States, unless more than one IRB is required by state, local, or tribal law, or a signatory federal agency decides an exception is warranted. We surveyed Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) officials at the top U.S. research institutions to understand their knowledge and opinion of the mandate, what steps their institutions are taking, and difficulties their institutions are facing. One-hundred seven institutions (56.9%) responded to the survey. While support for the single-IRB mandate was positive overall, most respondents acknowledged that their institution is likely to face some difficulties complying with i

SUBMITTER: Resnik DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6336442 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature