Required under 45 CFR 46.111(a)(3) and 21 CFR 56.111(a)(3), the IRB must ensure recruitment, eligibility, and setting do not unfairly include or exclude any group, and pay attention to vulnerable populations.
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Glossary Term
Equitable Selection of Subjects
Participant Protections
Also known as: equitable selection, fair subject selection
The Belmont principle of justice applied to subject selection: research burdens and benefits must be fairly distributed.
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