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ArticleHEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues2019

Implementation of Japan's First Clinical Research Regulatory Law: Background, Overview, and Challenges.

Akira Akabayashi, Eisuke Nakazawa, Aru Akabayashi

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Article in HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Akira AkabayashiDepartment of Biomedical Ethics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. akirasan-tky@umin.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-1955
Eisuke NakazawaDepartment of Biomedical Ethics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Aru AkabayashiDepartment of Biomedical Ethics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.

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Abstract

In April 2018, Japan's first law regulating clinical research went into effect. The law aimed to strengthen regulations on research integrity and conflicts of interest, which had been limited under existing administrative guidelines; the law also provided stipulations for legal penalties. The scope of the new regulations, however, is limited entirely to studies that evaluate unapproved drugs or the off-label use of approved drugs, and those that receive funding from companies. On the other hand, the law's application brings numerous complications, including the establishment of new review committees, troublesome procedures for transitioning studies that are currently underway, and ambiguities about the scope of what constitutes best efforts. Thus, the change has led to substantial strain and confusion in the field. This paper offers an overview of the law and its background, and discusses its future prospects from the practical standpoint of managing ethics committees and providing research ethics support in the field.

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Ethics, ResearchEthics Committees, ClinicalHumansJapanEthics committeeJapanLawResearch regulation

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