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Table 3 Research ethics committee (REC) replies to a fictitious research protocol (An emergency trial with a drug having sales license for another indication, case 3 in Additional file 1 ): how they assumed their REC would decide and whether they agreed with the decision, numbers 1 (n of respondents = 18)

From: Varying ethics rules in clinical research and routine patient care – research ethics committee chairpersons’ views in Finland

 

REC decision

Own ethical view

  

Agreed2

Somewhat2

No2

Accept no informed consent (IC)

0

IC for intervention from collective

4

0

4

0

IC for data collection from collective

3

1

2

0

IC afterwards

7

3

4

0

Other3

6

1

1

4

  1. 1In REC decision REC chairperson could choose more than one option.
  2. 2Agreed: chairperson agreed fully; Somewhat: chairperson agreed somewhat; No: did not agree.
  3. 3Other: includes rejections (3 chairpersons).