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