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The Role of Institutional Review Boards in Improving the Inclusion of Sex and Gender as Variables in Clinical Research

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT: In orthopaedic clinical research, as in other fields, sex and gender-specific analyses are not consistently performed, despite evidence of sex differences in outcomes. Both institutional review boards (IRBs) and journal editors have a role in impacting the rate at which such analyses are performed and reported. The authority, responsibilities, and potential actions of IRBs are discussed herein, with the aim of setting investigator expectations and propelling changes to the study plan before the research is initiated.

Source: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.24.00211

Author: Barbara E. Bierer

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Sex and Gender in Healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences