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Ethics committees/IRBs

The following articles on this topic have been published in CRAdvisor (CRA) – the year, issue number and starting page number for each are listed below:

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2007  
CRA 2007; 185:1 New SSI form for UK ethics review.
CRA 2007; 185:3 COREC revises approval conditions for trials.
CRA 2007; 185:6 Guidance on consent and information sheets.
CRA 2007; 185:8 Model conditions for review of Research Tissue Banks.
CRA 2007; 188:7 IRB fails to provide adequate subject protection.
CRA 2007; 189:2 UK launches new National Research Ethics Service and announces plans for central R&D approval.
CRA 2007; 190:1 New guidance: US adverse event reports.
CRA 2007; 190:5 Oklahoma IRB violates federal regulations.
CRA 2007; 190:8 New report on protecting subjects.
CRA 2007; 191:6 FDA warning to IRB about working procedures.
CRA 2007; 192:4 FDA advises on adverse event reporting.
   
2006  
CRA 2006; 163:5 IRB review of clinical trial websites.
CRA 2006; 165:2 UK's NPSA launches consultation on the future of NHS research ethics committee services.
CRA 2006; 165:3 Summary of the proposals for change in the UK ethics committee system.
CRA 2006; 168:1 Centralised IRB review for multicentre trials.
CRA 2006; 168:1 EU revises Detailed Guidance on ethics committee applications.
CRA 2006; 169:2 EC issues revised Detailed Guidance on ethics committee applications.
CRA 2006; 169:4 FDA finalises guidance on centralised IRB review.
CRA 2006; 171:5 IRBs violate FDA regulations.
CRA 2006; 174:2 New arrangements for the ethics committee review of device studies.
CRA 2006; 174:7 Consultation on the implementation of UK REC changes.
CRA 2006; 174:8 Phase I trials under precautionary measures.
CRA 2006; 177:4 IRB breaches regulations on operation and responsibilities.
CRA 2006; 177:6 IRB ownership and conflicts of interest.
CRA 2006; 178:2 Changes to UK ethics system to go ahead.
CRA 2006; 178:8 New law relating to ethics committees in Italy.
CRA 2006; 181:2 New 'Memorandum of Understanding' between MHRA, COREC and GTAC.
CRA 2006; 181:8 New REC application for UK trials.
CRA 2006; 182:1 Launch of business plan for UK ethics service.
CRA 2006; 182:12 Review of reasons for provisional REC opinions.
CRA 2006; 182:12 Ethics committees in Europe - how to work with diversity.
   
2005  
CRA 2005; 144:3 Not just investigators! IRB receives FDA warning about its conduct.
CRA 2005; 146:5 Revised documents for IRB registration.
CRA 2005; 147:7 Reporting adverse events to IRBs.
CRA 2005; 149:1 European Commission Directive on GCP 2005/28/EC now published.
CRA 2005; 149:5 New FDA guidance on centralised IRB review.
CRA 2005; 150:6 Investigator fails to impress inspectors.
CRA 2005; 151:7 New Brazilian trial regulations.
CRA 2005; 152:7 Conference examines future of EU RECs.
CRA 2005; 154:5 Research ethics committees summer school in Denmark.
CRA 2005; 157:7 UK recommendations on RECs.
CRA 2005; 158:5 Alabama IRB continues to violate regulations.
CRA 2005; 158:7 ABPI updates information for REC members.
CRA 2005; 158:7 COREC update.
CRA 2005; 160:4 Identifying the most frequent violations of FDA regulations.
CRA 2005; 161:2 Conflicts of interest for National Cancer Institute Pediatric Central IRB members.
   
2004  
CRA 2004; 126:6 New documentation for UK ethics applications.
CRA 2004; 127:4 Warning letter for IRB that violates regulations.
CRA 2004; 127:8 Mock application for a fictitious biotechnology product.
CRA 2004; 128:1 IRB halts enrolment in trial after subject suicide.
CRA 2004; 133:1 What is the impact of EU Directive 2001/20/EC on clinical research?
CRA 2004; 133:3 Institutional review boards just do not learn - more inspection findings.
CRA 2004; 135:1 Long-awaited Commission Directive on GCP released for consultation.
CRA 2004; 135:6 Registration of IRBs.
CRA 2004; 137:3 FDA proposes establishment of IRB database.
CRA 2004; 141:8 OHRP updates human subject regulations decision charts.
CRA 2004; 142:4 Sponsors would be wise to adhere to conditions set by IRBs.
   
2003  
CRA 2003: 102:1 WHO updates international ethical guidelines for clinical studies.
CRA 2003; 102:8 No local ethics approval needed in Germany.
CRA 2003; 103:4 Governance arrangements for RECs 'a move away from the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki'.
CRA 2003; 103:6 New IRB accreditation programme.
CRA 2003;107:4 Update on UK arrangements for Ethics Committees.
CRA 2003; 110:1 EU releases final versions of five Detailed Guidance documents.
CRA 2003; 110:3 FDA continues to punish IRBs that fail to comply with regulations.
CRA 2003; 111:6 Final Detailed Guidance on applications to Ethics Committees.
CRA 2003; 114:7 First IRB accreditation by AAHRPP.
CRA 2003; 117:1 Lawsuits issued to investigators, study co-ordinator ,hospital, sponsor and IRB.
CRA 2003; 118:2 New ethics guidance: Council of Europe's draft Additional Protocol on Biomedical Research.
CRA 2003; 119:7 Only recognised RECs to be accepted.
CRA 2003; 120:1 IRBs continue to violate regulations.
CRA 2003; 120:5 COREC updates interim arrangements.
CRA 2003; 121:5 UK Ethics Committees in line for major shake-up.
   
2002  
CRA 2002; 84:1 Delay to parallel submission in UK.
CRA 2002; 84:6 New 'red book' on Internet.
CRA 2002; 85:6 IRBs are scared!
CRA 2002; 85:6 Consortium for subject protection.
CRA 2002; 90:5 IRB inefficiency criticised.
CRA 2002; 91:1 US Department of Health proposes new rules to expose IRB shopping.
CRA 2002; 93:1 Ethics Committees to become Internet recruitment watchdogs?
CRA 2002; 93:8 MCA not to inspect Ethics Committees.
CRA 2002; 93:8 Change in Scottish Ethics Committee application procedures.
CRA 2002; 94:2 Guidance for Ethics Committee applications.
CRA 2002; 97:2 Application for Ethics Committee opinion.
CRA 2002; 98:6 OHRP initiative to improve quality.
CRA 2002; 99:1 UK ethics rearrangement still in transition.
CRA 2002; 99:6 Guidance for IRBs.
CRA 2002; 100:6 An overview of US regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations.
   
2001  
CRA 2001; 63:3 Changes for ethics review in Italy.
CRA 2001; 64:3 Single office to oversee all human research in USA.
CRA 2001; 64:6 Improve your REC applications.
CRA 2001; 68:6 Directive may increase ethics rejections.
CRA 2001; 70:4 Making successful REC submissions.
CRA 2001; 70:5 Do LRECs hinder research?
CRA 2001; 71:1 New governance for UK Ethics Committees.
CRA 2001: 72:2 New requirements for IRB review of paediatric trials.
CRA 2001; 80:8 NHS to implement Research Governance Framework.
   
2000  
CRA 2000; 41:1 Trials in the USA? Sponsors beware.
CRA 2000; 42:4 Regulatory authorities and IEC meetings.
CRA 2000; 42:6 Certification for IRB members.
CRA 2000; 43:2 Certification of IRB members on the horizon.
CRA 2000; 43:3 Italian Ethics Committee look forward to GCP Directive.
CRA 2000; 47:2 Role of local Ethics Committee in Germany.
CRA 2000; 49:2 Central office for Ethics Committee review.
CRA 2000; 49:3 Poor communication with Ethics Committees leads to GCP violations: inadequate letters of approval.
CRA 2000; 51:1 Ethics Committee approval requirement slips back to 60 days.
CRA 2000; 51:6 Ethics proposals for South Africa.
CRA 2000: 52:1 IECs must consider protocol amendments in 35 days.
CRA 2000; 52:4 Deficient contact with Ethics Committees: lack of annual reports.
CRA 2000; 56:1 Improvements for ethics system in UK underway.
   
1999  
CRA 1999; 19:3 Sponsors push their IEC luck.
CRA 1999; 19:5 European ethics system close to requirements of Directive.
CRA 1999; 24:6 Extensions for Ethics Committees review to be reduced from 30 to 15 days?
CRA 1999; 27:1 Patient information sheet may eliminate Ethics Committee delays.
CRA 1999; 28:3 Latest on Ethics Committees in Scandinavia.
CRA 1999; 28:4 Review of Ethics in Europe.
CRA 1999; 30:2 No changes to proposed ethics approval process.
CRA 1999; 31:3 IRBs must know all trial locations.
CRA 1999; 35:6 FDA inspects University IRBs.
CRA 1999; 37:4 New Dutch law concerning human related research.
CRA 1999; 37:6 University of Illinois suspended by OPRR.
CRA 1999; 37:6 FDA denies targeting IRBs.
   
1998  
CRA 1998; 2:1 Reform planned for research Ethics Committee in the UK.
CRA 1998; 2:3 LREC policies have their differences.
CRA 1998; 2:3 EU directive to shake up ethics approval in Europe.
CRA 1998; 8:3 Two systems regulate trials in Denmark.
CRA 1998; 9:3 The powers of the LRECs in the MREC system.
CRA 1998; 12:1 Internal IRB audits may be required in the USA.
CRA 1998; 13:1 Damning report on IRBs.
CRA 1998; 15:1 IRBs must acknowledge their responsibilities.

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