The Clinical Trials Guru

Don discusses what the role of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) is in clinical trials. basically, these organizations are in charge of making sure that all study participants in a particular clinical trial are being treated ethically, and come under no “unnecessary harm” while participating in the study. An IRB must approve every single protocol, and ensure that the study is safe enough before that clinical trial can begin enrolling study participants. Furthermore, IRB’s ensure that clinical trial participants are treated in an ethical manner throughout the entire clinical trial process.