A researcher wants to conduct a secondary analysis using a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database that was collected by the agency solely for surveillance purposes from 1996-2006. The researcher did not participate in the initial collection of the data. The database is publicly available. The database does not include any identifiers. The IRB makes a determination that the individuals whose records will be reviewed do not meet the federal definition of human subjects.
Which of the following considerations was relevant to the IRB's determination that this activity does not constitute research with human subjects?a.The researcher will not be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has no identifiers.b. The researcher is satisfied with the individuals whose data has been collectedc. The researcher will be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has some identifiers.d. None of the above.

Respuesta :

Answer:

a. The researcher will not be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has no identifiers.

Explanation:

The answer is

a. The researcher will not be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has no identifiers.

        IRB, popularly known as Institutional Review Board is the authority which protects the rights of the subjects of the research work.

       According to the IRB guidelines, the researcher will not be allowed to interact or to intervene with the research subjects. And also the data which is available publicly does not identifies any subjects. Thus these data have no identifiers. And hence the researcher cannot intervene or interact with any of the subjects, since no identifications are provided.

Thus the answer is

a. The researcher will not be interacting/intervening with subjects and the data has no identifiers.