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Should Institutional Review Board Decisions Be Evidence-Based?
John D. Lantos, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(5):516-517.
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Taneja et al1 introduce their excellent and rigorous study on the stresses experienced by parents who are asked to participate in research about their recently deceased children by noting the following:
Institutional review boards [IRBs] are often faced with the difficult decision of whether participation in research will cause harm to the bereaved. Moreover, institutional review boards and investigators must judge whether grieving parents are able to make decisions about participation in research studies during this difficult time.1
The researchers then offer definitive answers to these questions.
Parents clearly and unambiguously make decisions about their participation in studies during this difficult time. One third of parents decided not to participate in the study. Another 8% agreed to participate and then opted out once the interview began.
Most parents who participated did not perceive the interview as stressful. A few did. Even the ones who did said . . . [Full Text of this Article] AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(5):453-456.
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