Journal article
Huge variation in obtaining ethical permission for a non-interventional observational study in Europe
Abstract
BackgroundEthical approval (EA) must be obtained before medical research can start. We describe the differences in EA for an pseudonymous, non-interventional, observational European study.MethodsSixteen European national coordinators (NCs) of the international study on very old intensive care patients answered an online questionnaire concerning their experience getting EA.ResultsN = 8/16 of the NCs could apply at one single national ethical …
Authors
de Lange DW; Guidet B; Andersen FH; Artigas A; Bertolini G; Moreno R; Christensen S; Cecconi M; Agvald-Ohman C; Gradisek P
Journal
BMC Medical Ethics, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2019
DOI
10.1186/s12910-019-0373-y
ISSN
1472-6939