EBP CITI Training
According to the criteria for IRB approval, when considering equitable treatment of subjects, special care must be taken with which of the following populations?
Prisoners
Which of the following proposed studies would constitute human subjects research as defined under the federal regulations?
A researcher from a school of social work obtains access to students' academic records (including identifiable information) to assess the effect of drug awareness programs on student academic achievement.
The informed consent document, regardless of the research topic, must always include the following:
A statement describing the extent, if any, to which confidentiality of records identifying the subject will be maintained.
Which of the following activities meets the federal definitions of research?
Collection of elementary school test scores to evaluate the effectiveness of an experimental program to teach reading
When the primary potential harm is the breach of individually identifiable data, to protect against such disclosures researchers should:
Encrypt the data and store it in password protected files on institutionally maintained servers with limited access.
Which of the following practices is an example of how the principle of beneficence is applied to a study involving human subjects?
Ensuring that risks are reasonable in relationship to anticipated benefits.
Which statement is correct about informed consent?
It requires disclosure of any benefits to the subject or others that may reasonably be expected
Which of the following statements about individually identifiable research data is correct?
Researchers may be required to release individually identifiable information outside the research setting.
A researcher fails to inform subjects about the risks and benefits of being in a focus group. Which of the following describes the ethical principle violated by the researcher?
Respect for persons
When evaluating risks of harm, IRBs must determine that:
Risks are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits.
