Ethics Committees, Research

Synonyms

Board, Institutional Review

Boards, Institutional Review

Committee, Research Ethics

Committees, Research Ethics

Ethics Committee, Research

IRB

IRBs

Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Boards

Research Ethics Committee

Research Ethics Committees

Review Board, Institutional

Review Boards, Institutional

Hospital or other institutional committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects. Federal regulations (the "Common Rule" (45 CFR 46)) mandate the use of these committees to monitor federally-funded biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects.