RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Do research ethics committees identify process errors in applications for ethical approval?
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 130
OP 132
DO 10.1136/jme.2008.025940
VO 35
IS 2
A1 E Angell
A1 M Dixon-Woods
YR 2009
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/35/2/130.abstract
AB We analysed research ethics committee (REC) letters. We found that RECs frequently identify process errors in applications from researchers that are not deemed “favourable” at first review. Errors include procedural violations (identified in 74% of all applications), missing information (68%), slip-ups (44%) and discrepancies (25%). Important questions arise about why the level of error identified by RECs is so high, and about how errors of different types should be handled.