In research ethics, who bears ultimate responsibility for a study's ethical conduct?

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In research ethics, who bears ultimate responsibility for a study's ethical conduct?

The principal investigator bears ultimate responsibility for the study’s ethical conduct. The PI designs the study, obtains and documents informed consent, minimizes risks, protects confidentiality, monitors for adverse events, and ensures data integrity throughout the research. While the Institutional Review Board reviews the protocol, approves informed consent forms, and can require changes or halt a study, its role is supervisory rather than a transfer of accountability. Sponsors provide funding and set conditions, but ethical accountability rests with the investigator who conducts the work. Participants benefit from protections, but they are not responsible for the study’s ethical conduct.

The principal investigator bears ultimate responsibility for the study’s ethical conduct. The PI designs the study, obtains and documents informed consent, minimizes risks, protects confidentiality, monitors for adverse events, and ensures data integrity throughout the research. While the Institutional Review Board reviews the protocol, approves informed consent forms, and can require changes or halt a study, its role is supervisory rather than a transfer of accountability. Sponsors provide funding and set conditions, but ethical accountability rests with the investigator who conducts the work. Participants benefit from protections, but they are not responsible for the study’s ethical conduct.

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