Ethical review and informed consent in cardiovascular research reports in Argentina.
Arq Bras Cardiol
; 90(5): 290-3, 2008 May.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18516396
BACKGROUND: Requirements for Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent for research involving human subjects have existed for more than 2 decades. However, evidence of fulfillment of these requirements is sometimes lacking in cardiovascular research reports in Argentina. Since ethical standards vary between committees, there may be some confusion among researchers regarding the need for an ethical review when conducting low risk research. OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency of obtaining an ethical review and informed consent in cardiovascular research in Argentina. METHODS: Through a questionnaire, we contacted authors of 100 reports submitted to our annual scientific meeting during 2006. RESULTS: Thirty six per cent of questionnaires were resubmitted with confirmation of ethical review, 34% responded that ethical review was not obtained, 23% reported as being exempt and 7% were never resubmitted. Most articles obtaining ethical review were pharmacological trials or research involving assessment of new devices. On the other hand, most articles reporting lack of or exemption from ethical review come from epidemiological research or studies evaluating non-invasive methods. Sixty percent of phase IV pharmacological trials, research on cellular implantation or assessment of new devices met federal regulations requirements. CONCLUSION: The rate of ethical review and use of informed consent in cardiovascular reports in Argentina vary among articles. Most research involving prospective observational studies and nearly 50% of protocols including intervention or invasive procedures do not report ethical review. This high proportion of articles lacking ethical review suggests the presence of legal and ethical flaws which should be discussed and overcome.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiologia
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Revisão Ética
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Pesquisa Biomédica
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Experimentação Humana Terapêutica
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Experimentação Humana
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Arq Bras Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Brasil