WIRB Review of Research Outside the U.S. and Canada
When WIRB reviews research in other countries, it obtains information on local laws and local attitudes, and welcomes the help of the investigator and sponsor in obtaining this information. WIRB prefers that in international research there be a local IRB or other review committee that oversees the research in addition to WIRB, in order to help ensure that the research is culturally acceptable. However, WIRB is willing to consider international research in which there is no local IRB as long as WIRB is able to receive adequate information about the cultural acceptability of the research. Usually this is accomplished through the participation of someone knowledgeable about the culture in the convened board meeting.
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