Ramiro Avilés MA. [Accreditation of Independent Ethics Committees].
Gac Sanit 2016;
31:53-56. [PMID:
28029466 DOI:
10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.08.007]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
According to Law 14/2007 and Royal Decree 1090/2015, biomedical research must be assessed by an Research Ethics Committee (REC), which must be accredited as an Research ethics committee for clinical trials involving medicinal products (RECm) if the opinion is issued for a clinical trial involving medicinal products or clinical research with medical devices. The aim of this study is to ascertain how IEC and IECm accreditation is regulated.
METHODS
National and regional legislation governing biomedical research was analysed.
RESULTS
No clearly-defined IEC or IECm accreditation procedures exist in the national or regional legislation.
DISCUSSION
Independent Ethics Committees are vital for the development of basic or clinical biomedical research, and they must be accredited by an external body in order to safeguard their independence, multidisciplinary composition and review procedures.
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