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Ethical Principles
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are guided by the ethical principles applied to all research involving humans as subjects, as set forth in the report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, titled: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (the "Belmont Report"). These principles are defined in the Belmont Report as follows:
- Beneficence - The sum of the benefits to the subject and the importance of the knowledge to be gained so outweigh the risks to the subjects as to warrant a decision to allow the subject to accept these risks.
- Autonomy - Legally effective informed consent is obtained, unless the requirements for waiver of informed consent are met by adequate and appropriate methods in accordance with the provisions of applicable regulations.
- Justice - The selection of subjects is equitable and is representative of the group that will benefit from the research.
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