The major responsibilities of Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) include:
- Safeguarding the rights, safety and welfare of all clinical trial subjects
- Obtaining proposed research documentation
- Reviewing the proposed clinical trial plans within a stipulated time frame
- Considering Investigator qualification
- Providing review points in written form
- Obtaining consent of the trial subjects
- Conducting the continuous review of each ongoing trial at least once per year
- Ensuring that all the information about payment methods, payment amounts, payment schedule to subjects etc. are written in informed consent form and are provided to the clinical trial subjects
