Ethics committees should follow up 10% of approved studies

Few local medical research ethics committees study what happens once they have approved research. Trevor Smith et al (p 1588) of the Tayside research ethics committee report what happens to studies that the committee has approved–for example, whether the investigators follow the agreed protocol or notify any changes to it. Their findings led them to recommend that all committees should randomly select at least 10% of projects for subsequent on site review; that all remaining projects should be reviewed by questionnaire; and that patients should also complete a questionnaire.


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