No of members | Median 14; range 5–31 |
Sex | |
Male | Median 9; range 1–23 |
Female | Median 5; range 1–10 |
Background* | |
Physicians | Median 8; range 2–23 |
Lay members | Median 2; range 1–3 |
Lawyers | Median 1; range 1–3 |
Pharmacists | Median 1; range 1–3 |
Nurses | Median 1; range 1–3 |
Frequency of meetings† | |
Every 2 weeks | n = 3 (5%) |
Every 3 weeks | n = 2 (3%) |
Monthly | n = 50 (81%) |
Every 2 months | n = 4 (6%) |
Documentation requested | |
No of copies of the complete dossier‡ | Median 9; range 1–20 |
No of additional copies of the protocol | Median 15; range 6–26 |
No of copies of separate PIS¶ | Median 14.5; range 4–22 |
Days for submission of documentation prior to the meeting | Median 14.5; range 7–25 |
Fee requested by RECs§ prior to protocol evaluation | Median £389; range £161–1008** |