Glossary of Terms
Glossary is usually defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This knowledge base glossary provides a collection of knowledge base documents that define many technical terms. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the knowledge base glossary below.
5 Glossary Terms Found.
Serious Non-Compliance
Non-Compliance such that the failure to comply could adversely affect the rights, safety, or welfare of a human subject; place a human subject at increased risk of harm; cause harm to a human subject; affect a human subject’s willingness to participate in research; or damage or compromise the scientific integrity of research data.
Single IRB (sIRB) Study
A study in which two or more institutions (participating sites, or pSites) coordinate to complete the research activities, but all institutions rely on a single institution’s/organization’s IRB for ethical review. The reviewing IRB may or may not be affiliated with any of the pSites.
sIRB
A study in which two or more institutions (participating sites, or pSites) coordinate to complete the research activities, but all institutions rely on a single institution’s/organization’s IRB for ethical review. The reviewing IRB may or may not be affiliated with any of the pSites.
Suspension of IRB Approval
An action of the IRB, IRB chairs, vice chairs, Institutional Official/Organizational Official, or designee of the Institutional Official/Organizational Official to temporarily or permanently withdraw IRB approval of some or all research procedures short of a Termination of IRB Approval. Suspended studies remain open and are subject to continuing review.
Note: Similar actions taken by investigators or sponsors to stop research activities are not considered suspensions.
Systematic
Having or involving a system, method, or plan.