IRB
Institutional Review Board. A group of scientists, doctors, clergy, and consumers at each health care facility that participates in a clinical trial. IRBs are designed to protect study participants. They review and must approve the action plan for every clinical trial. They check to see that the trial is well designed, does not involve undue risks, and includes safeguards for patients. | ||||
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IRB
Investment Review Board
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Investment Review Board
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abbreviation, institutional review board. A committee at an institution or hospital involved in biomedical research that oversees all human trials. In the U.S., all clinical trials required by the FDA to be approved by the institution's IRB.
abbreviation, institutional review board. A committee at an institution or hospital involved in biomedical research that oversees all human trials. In the U.S., all clinical trials required by the FDA to be approved by the institution's IRB.
institutional review board
a committee of physicians, medical experts, researchers and community members which is responsible for ensuring that clinical trials conducted by a hospital or other institution are safe and ethical.
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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
1. A committee of physicians, statisticians, researchers, community advocates, and others that ensures that a clinical trial<!-- (see) --> is ethical and that the rights of study participants are protected. All clinical trials in the U.S. must be approved by an IRB before they begin. 2. Every institution that conducts or supports biomedical or behavioral research involving human subjects must, by federal regulation, have an IRB that initially approves and periodically reviews the research so as to protect the rights of human subjects.
1. A committee of physicians, statisticians, researchers, community advocates, and others that ensures that a clinical trial<!-- (see) --> is ethical and that the rights of study participants are protected. All clinical trials in the U.S. must be approved by an IRB before they begin. 2. Every institution that conducts or supports biomedical or behavioral research involving human subjects must, by federal regulation, have an IRB that initially approves and periodically reviews the research so as to protect the rights of human subjects.
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IRB
a committee of physicians, statisticians, community advocates and others that reviews clinical trial protocols before they can be initiated. IRBs ensure that the trial is ethical and that the rights of participants are adequately protected.
a committee of physicians, statisticians, community advocates and others that reviews clinical trial protocols before they can be initiated. IRBs ensure that the trial is ethical and that the rights of participants are adequately protected.
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Institutional review board
IRBs are set up by research institutions to ensure the protection of rights and welfare of human research subjects participating in research conducted under their auspices. IRBs make an independent determination to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove research protocols based on whether human subjects are adequately protected, as required by federal regulations and local institutional policy.
IRBs are set up by research institutions to ensure the protection of rights and welfare of human research subjects participating in research conducted under their auspices. IRBs make an independent determination to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove research protocols based on whether human subjects are adequately protected, as required by federal regulations and local institutional policy.
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IRB
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IRB
IRB is a three-letter acronym that may mean:
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