Uncertainties about the need for ethics approval in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study
Open Access
- 10 August 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SMW Supporting Association in Swiss Medical Weekly
- Vol. 150 (3334), w20318
- https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20318
Abstract
Jurisdictional inquiries are an important means for researchers to clarify whether their project requires ethical oversight. However, this mixed-methods study has identified some difficulties in the interpretation of legal terms, which often reflect persistent structural issues that many other countries also face. More detailed guidance may be helpful to reduce the researchers’ uncertainties and ethics committees’ workloads in relation to jurisdictional inquiries.Keywords
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