Do IRBs Pass the Minimal Harm Test?

Stephen J Ceci; Maggie Bruck

doi:10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01084.x

Do IRBs Pass the Minimal Harm Test?

Perspect Psychol Sci. 2009 Jan;4(1):28-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01084.x.

Authors

Stephen J Ceci¹, Maggie Bruck²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Development, Cornell University sjc9@cornell.edu.
² Johns Hopkins University.

PMID: 26158828
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01084.x

Abstract

We describe examples of institutional review board (IRB) actions that have delayed or thwarted research that could not conceivably be considered to pose more than minimal risk to participants. We propose three changes to improve the IRB process and reduce both human and financial costs.