Korean J Anesthesiol.  2007 Dec;53(6):753-758. 10.4097/kjae.2007.53.6.753.

Survey of Institutional Review Board Approval and Informed Consent in Clinical Research of Korean Anesthetic Society

• Koh W
• Sim J
• Ahn W

• KMID: 1937344
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2007.53.6.753

Abstract

BACKGOUND: All medical research requires approval of the institutional review board ( IRB ) and informed consent from the research participants in advance. But there are reports of low rates of IRB approval in major anesthesia journals. The purpose of the study is to investigate IRB approval and informed consent rates of Korean anesthetic field researches and provide suggestion.
METHODS
We reviewed 11 years data from Korean journal of anesthesiology and obtained the number and percentage of IRB approved papers, informed consents and verbal consents.
RESULTS
The total number and percentage of IRB approved papers has increased to 60% and so as cases with informed consents over the past 11 years. But the ratio is still under 25%. The ratio of informed consent against verbal consent is also increasing.
CONCLUSIONS
The number of IRB approved and informed consented papers have increased. But the proportion is still not satisfying or low. Changes in understandings of the clinical researchers with education of research ethics and systemic establishment are needed.

Keyword

informed consent; institutional review board; research ethics

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Education
Ethics Committees, Research*
Ethics, Research
Informed Consent*