What makes up the Institutional Review Board?
An IRB is an independent committee of physicians, statisticians, community advocates and others that ensures that a Clinical Trial is ethical and the rights of study participants are protected. By federal regulation, all institutions that conduct or support biomedical research involving people must have an IRB that initially approves and periodically reviews the research.
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