Question

An IRB:

a/ Reviews research that involves human subjects regardless of funding source

b/ Review research that involves human subjects and also considers matters of withdrawing life support from terminally ill patients

c/ Review research conducted on infants with life-threatening conditions

d/ none of the answers listed

Answer 1

A. Review the research that involve human subjects regardless of funding source.

Institutional review board (IRB), also called independent ethics committee, ethical review board, or research ethics board, ethics committee that reviews proposed and ongoing research involving human subjects.

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.

The IRB have the responsibility of reviewing, prior to its initiation, all research (whether funded or not) involving human participants. The IRB is concerned with protecting the welfare, rights, and privacy of human subjects. The IRB has the authority to approve, disapprove, monitor, and require modifications in all research activities that fall within its jurisdiction as specified by both the federal regulations and institutional policy.