Protecting Research Participants While Reducing Regulatory Burdens

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 306; no. 20; pp. 2260 - 2261
• Main Authors: Lo, Bernard, Barnes, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 23.11.2011
• Subjects: Ethics Committees, Research - standards; Federal regulation; Government agencies; Human Experimentation - legislation & jurisprudence; Human subjects; Humans; Informed Consent; Medical research; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Review boards; Risk; United States; United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; Vulnerable Populations; United States; United States > US

The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed sweeping revisions to the federal regulations for the protection of human research participants. The goal is to "enhance protection while simultaneously eliminating unreasonable burdens." Although the goal is admirable, some changes...