Enhancing Reciprocity, Equity and Quality of Ethics Review for Multisite Research During Public Health Crises: The Experience of the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition Ethics Working Group

Vasiliki Rahimzadeh; Jennyfer Ambe; Jantina de Vries

doi:10.1017/jme.2023.75

Enhancing Reciprocity, Equity and Quality of Ethics Review for Multisite Research During Public Health Crises: The Experience of the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition Ethics Working Group

J Law Med Ethics. 2023;51(2):258-270. doi: 10.1017/jme.2023.75. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

Authors

Vasiliki Rahimzadeh¹, Jennyfer Ambe², Jantina de Vries³

Affiliations

¹ BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, HOUSTON, TX, USA.
² SAFE MOTHER AND CHILDHOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (SAMOCRI), NIGERIA.
³ DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN AND THE NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.

Abstract

In this paper we report findings from a commissioned report to the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition on approaches to streamline multinational REC review/approval during public health emergencies. As currently envisioned in the literature, a system of REC mutual recognition is theoretically possible based on shared procedural REC standards, but raises numerous concerns about perceived inequities and mistrust.

Keywords: COVID-19; Clinical Research; Ethics; Public Health.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Ethics, Clinical
Ethics, Research
Humans
Public Health*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding