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Researcher Experiences with Irbs: A Survey of Members of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Institutional Review Boards ) (Report)

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Title: Researcher Experiences with Irbs: A Survey of Members of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Institutional Review Boards ) (Report)
Author : IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Release Date : January 01, 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 238 KB

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In recent years there has been growing frustration on the part of some researchers, research ethics experts, and others that the policies and practices of institutional review boards (IRBs) often create unnecessary barriers for the human research enterprise. Commentaries with provocative titles such as "The Dysregulation of Human Subjects Research," (1) "Pruning the Regulatory Tree," (2) and "Breaking the Camel's Back: Multicenter Clinical Trials and Local Institutional Review Boards" (3) reflect the dissatisfaction of some investigators. Indeed, Fost and Levine have asserted that "the national system for the protection of human research participants is indeed a system in jeopardy" and that "the major source of the threat to its proper functioning is the increasing pressure [on IRBs] to perform tasks that either do not require doing, could be done better by others, or could be done more efficiently using expedited review procedures." (4) Given the growing concern about the negative impact IRB policies and procedures may have on the research enterprise, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) conducted a survey of its members to learn about their experiences with IRBs. The ACNP is a professional society that promotes brain, behavior, and psychopharmacology research. Individuals who conduct high quality research are elected to be members. (5) We report here on the survey and the findings of the study.