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Title: Disclosure of Information to Potential Subjects on Research Recruitment Web Sites (Report)
Author : IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Release Date : January 01, 2008
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 214 KB

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Recruitment practices in clinical research may be changing rapidly as use of the Internet grows. Last year, 73% of Americans were reported to be using the Internet. (1) Yet despite the developing influence of the Internet as a tool for reaching potential subjects, few systematic studies have been conducted that explore how individuals are recruited via the Internet for research studies or what type of information clinical trial Web sites provide to prospective research participants. In 2002, the Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined 22 Web sites--federal sites, third-party sites, location-specific sites, sponsor-specific sites, and others--that listed a total of 110 clinical trials. Of these 22 sites, 21 explained the importance of informed consent, and 16 described the role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). However, of the 110 trials listed, only 29 mentioned potential research benefits, while none mentioned potential risks. Some Web sites provided misleading information (e.g., referring to "new drug treatments" rather than "experimental" or "unproven drugs"). Of note, this 2002 report did not describe how the particular Web sites within each category were chosen.