Variability in research ethics review of cluster randomized trials: A scenario-based survey in three countries

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

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

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^j SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Cluster randomized trials; Informed consent; Research ethics guidelines; Research ethics review; Web based survey

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893202282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-48     Document Type: Article

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