Questions a volunteer should ask before participating in a clinical trial

*Blog post
2006
Ethics in research
Author

Steve Simon

Published

July 18, 2006

A regular contributor to the IRBForum (MG), wrote a nice list of questions that a volunteer should ask before they decide to participate in a clinical trial.

  1. Has this clinical trial been approved by an IRB?
  2. Has this physician been authorized by an IRB to conduct this trial?
  3. How do can I find out which IRB is overseeing this trial?

These are important questions and without mandatory registration of clinical trials, it is unclear where a research volunteer would get these answers.

Earlier versions are here and here.