The phrase "a irb" is not correct in written English.
It appears to be a typographical error or a misunderstanding of the article usage before a noun.
Example: "I need to submit my application to a IRB for approval." (should be "an IRB")
Alternatives: "an IRB" or "a review board".
The critical role of IRBs, or their equivalent, in the review and oversight of research is discussed, including a) IRB roles and responsibilities, b) local values in ethics oversight, c) ethics and study design, d) principal investigator's responsibility for ethical practice, and e) conflicting interests of IRB reviewers.
For that reason, there's a major risk that an IRB would reject a researcher's request to use the data (unless, of course, the researcher emailed the users to get consent first).
America's Basel 2 banks, however, will be obliged to use A-IRB, the most advanced method of assessing credit risk.
Assessing the risk of imperfect de-identification is an expected local IRB function evaluating an IRB protocol to establish a caBIG repository such as caTIES.
Since Facebook (like most companies) doesn't have an IRB, that leaves everyone in a bit of an ambiguous state.
The study has received an IRB approval.
Others, like an IRB or personnel committee, can be much more time-consuming.
The Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative recommends the use of one IRB for research that involves multiple sites, even though many researchers continue to use an IRB for every site [5].
Givaudan's IRB functions under the governing principles of Title 45 in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 46, and includes adherence to the FDA's requirements outlining the composition of an IRB (21 CFR 56.107).
The follow-up data were entered by an IRB and privacy board approved, designated research coordinator.
Table 3 shows trainees' knowledge of the operations of an IRB at three points in time.
