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How long is an investigator required to keep consent documents, IRB correspondence, and research records?

For a minimum of three years after completion of the study

Which of the following most accurately describes the risks associated with SBR?

Less predictable, more variable and less treatable than physical harms

IRB continuing review of an approved protocol must:

Occur at least annually.

The use of prisoners in research is a concern under the Belmont principle of Justice because:

Prisoners may be used to conduct research that only benefits the larger society

A subject in a clinical research trial experiences a serious, unanticipated adverse drug experience. How should the investigator proceed, with respect to the IRB, after the discovery of the adverse event occurrence?

Report the adverse drug experience in a timely manner, in keeping with the IRB's policies and procedures, using the forms or the mechanism provided by the IRB.

Informed consent is considered an application of which Belmont principle?

Respect for Persons

The National Research Act of 1974

Established the National Commission.

Which of the following is included in the Nuremberg Code:

voluntary consent

A researcher wants to invite therapists to participate in small focus groups to discuss their perceptions regarding "troubled" adolescent girls and the relationships they have with their parents. Specific clients of the therapists will not be discussed. Which of the following will be the most important issue for the researcher to consider when planning the research?

Breach of confidentiality from the focus group participants

Which of the following is not considered an SBR data collections method?

hearing/audiological screenings

Which of the following was the result of the Beecher article?

Realization that ethical abuses are not limited to the Nazi regime

A researcher is conducting a written survey about people's attitudes toward walking as an exercise option at the local shopping mall that supports a walking program. The survey is anonymous (without codes, names or other information) and volunteers may complete the survey and place it in a box at the shopping mall exits. Which of the following is the most important issue that the researcher addressed in planning the research?

Confidentiality of the individual subject's responses

Which of the following brought increased public attention to the problems with the IRB system?

Death of Jesse Gelsinger

A 46-year-old man is currently enrolled in a Phase 2 study of a drug for severe diabetic neuropathy. While the study is on going, a new drug becomes commercially available that may have equal or greater benefit to the subject. The investigator should do which of the following?

Give the subject comprehensive information about the new drug, including its side effects. Discuss the pros and cons of both the investigational drug and the commercially available drug and then allow the subject to decide whether to withdraw from the research to take the new drug.

A general requirement for the informed consent is that no informed consent may include any exculpatory language. Exculpatory language is that which waives or appears to waive any of the subject's legal rights or releases or appears to release those conducting the research from liability for negligence. Which of the following statements in a consent form is an example of exculpatory language?

I waive any possibility of compensation for injuries that I may receive as a result of participation in this research.

An elderly gentleman, whose wife is his legally authorized representative since his strokes several years ago, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. He is eligible for a clinical trial using a new investigational drug that aims to treat lung cancer. He is able to express interest, shows a basic understanding of the nature of the trial, and gives his assent to participation. The subject's wife is out of town on a business trip. Which of the following is the most appropriate action to take for the investigator?

Send a copy of the informed consent via facsimile to the subject's wife. After she has had the opportunity to speak to the investigator, she can sign the informed consent and fax it back.

Amendments involving changes to IRB approved protocols do NOT need prior IRB approval if:

The changes must be immediately implemented for the health and well being of the subject.

An investigator is confronted with a life-threatening situation that necessitates using a test article in a human subject who is unable to provide informed consent and there is no time to obtain consent from the individual's legal representative and no alternative method or recognized therapy is available. Under the FDA regulations for using test articles, which of the following describes the best course of action for the investigator:

The investigator and an independent physician agree that the situation necessitates the use of the test article. An exception or waiver for informed consent can be made under these circumstances. The IRB will be notified later.

According to federal regulations, which of the following best describes when expedited review of a new, proposed study may be used by the IRB?

The study involves no more than minimal risk and meets one of the allowable categories of expedited review specified in federal regulations

The purpose of informed consent is:

To provide a potential subject with appropriate information in an appropriate manner and allow that person to make an informed decision about participation in research.

Issued in 1974, 45 CFR 46 raised to regulatory status:

US Public Health Service Policy