Case study on communicating with research ethics committees about minimizing risk through software: an application for record linkage in secondary data analysis.
In retrospective secondary data analysis studies, researchers often seek waiver of consent from institutional Review Boards (IRB) and minimize risk by utilizing complex software. Yet, little is known about the perspectives of IRB experts on these approaches. To facilitate effective communication about risk mitigation strategies using software, we conducted two studies with IRB experts to co-create appropriate language when describing a software to IRBs.
Author(s): Schmit, Cason, Ferdinand, Alva O, Giannouchos, Theodoros, Kum, Hye-Chung
DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae010