Challenges in the research ethics review of cluster randomized trials: International survey of investigators

Clinical Trials

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 257-268

  Chaudhry, Shazia H ^a   Brehaut, Jamie C ^a,b   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^a,b,c   Weijer, Charles ^c,d   Boruch, Robert ^e,f   Donner, Allan ^c,d,g   Eccles, Martin P ^h   McRae, Andrew D ^c,i   Saginur, Raphael ^a,j   Skea, Zoë C ^k,l   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^m   Taljaard, Monica ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^m SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH ETHICS; RESPONSE VARIABLE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876532355     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774513475530     Document Type: Article

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