What safeguards are in place for the protection of each participants’ privacy?
Confidentiality for all Study participants is critical for the Study to be successful. Privacy protection and confidentiality training for all Study staff, use of unique identification numbers, and the design of computer management systems that protect personal identifying information will be carefully implemented. IRB approvals will be secured prior to Study initiation and information gathered for the Study will be used for research purposes only. In addition, the National Children’s Study has acquired a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health to protect identifiable research data from forced disclosure.
