Exploring Researchers' Perspectives on Institutional Review Boards Functions in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Utilizing the IRB-RAT Tool

• Published in: BMC medical ethics Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 26 - 9
• Main Authors: AlFattani, Areej, AlShahrani, Asma, AlBedah, Norah, Alkawi, Ammar, AlMeharish, Amani, Altwaijri, Yasmin, Omar, Abeer, AlKawi, M Zuheir, Khogeer, Asim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.02.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Committees; Ethical Committee RECs; Ethics Committees, Research - standards; Ethics, Research; Female; Human Experimentation - ethics; Human subjects; Humans; Informed consent; Institutional review boards (Research ethics); Investigators; IRB functions; Local ethical committees IRB-RAT Tool; Male; Medical research; Middle Aged; Questionnaires; Research Ethics; Research perceptions; Research Personnel - ethics; Research Personnel - psychology; Researchers; Review boards; Saudi Arabia; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Values; Saudi Arabia; United States > US; Investigators; Research perceptions; Ethical Committee RECs; IRB functions; Research Ethics; Local ethical committees IRB-RAT Tool; Research Roles; Human protections

The ethics committee has the responsibility to comply with the rules and guidelines regarding oversight of all human research activities, particularly when the research study involves vulnerable people. It also has the role of educating researchers on ethical issues, scientific truthfulness, prevent...