Compensating Clinical Trial Participants: The Basics
Participant compensation is often a complicated matter; this blog clarifies some issues by shedding light on what an IRB considers during its review.
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What Is a Screening Consent?
Informed consent is an ongoing process to ensure the participant has an initial and ongoing understanding of the research and its risks. In this blog, we’ll take a look at a unique type of ICF known as the study-specific screening consent.
Quality Improvement Project vs Human Subject Research: What’s the Difference?
When does a quality improvement program cross over into research? How do the two categories inform one another in the context of human subjects protection? Advarra IRB Executive Chair Sarah Harnish clarifies the divisions on these two related, but separate categories.
Can Ethics Review Catch Up to the CBD Craze?
CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, is experiencing a massive surge in popularity, but clinical research lags behind in verifying effective uses.