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ArticleBMC medical ethics2015

Latent variable modeling and its implications for institutional review board review: variables that delay the reviewing process.

Dong-Sheng Tzeng, Yi-Chang Wu, Jane-Yi Hsu

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Article in BMC medical ethics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. The IRB structure and medical research reform.Clinical and translational medicine · 2018
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  2. Effects of Regulatory Support Services on Institutional Review Board Turnaround Times.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2017
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Dong-Sheng TzengKaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, No. 2, Chung-Cheng 1st Road, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. tzengds@hotmail.com.
Yi-Chang WuInstitute of Aviation and Space Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. ming4423@gmail.com.
Jane-Yi HsuDepartment of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. hsujanyi@hotmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the factors related to approval after review by an Institutional Review Board (IRB), the structure equation model was used to analyze the latent variables 'investigators', 'vulnerability' and 'review process' for 221 proposals submitted to our IRB.

methodsThe vulnerability factor included vulnerable cases, and studies that involved drug tests and genetic analyses. The principal investigator (PI) factor included the license level of the PI and whether they belonged to our institution. The review factor included administration time, total review time, and revision frequency. The revision frequency and total review time influenced the efficiency of review.

resultsThe latent variable of reviewing was the most important factor mediating the PIs and vulnerability to IRB review approval. The local PIs moderated with genetic study and revision frequency had an impact on the review process and mediated non-approval.

conclusionsBetter guidance of the investigators and reviewers might improve the efficiency with which IRBs function.

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EfficiencyEthical ReviewEthics Committees, ResearchBiomedical ResearchHumansResearch Personnel

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PMID26311634
PMCPMC4551705

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