title: Ethics Review for a Multi-Site Project Involving Tribal Nations in the Northern Plains.
abstract: Increasingly, Tribal Nations are forming ethics review panels, which function separately from institutional review boards (IRBs). The emergence of strong community representation coincides with a widespread effort supported by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and other federal agencies to establish a single IRB for all multi-site research. This article underscores the value of a tribal ethics review board and describes the tribal oversight for the Safe Passage Study-a multi-site, community-based project in the Northern Plains. Our experience demonstrates the benefits of tribal ethics review and makes a strong argument for including tribal oversight in future regulatory guidance for multi-site, community-based research.
authors.affiliation: Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA Jyoti.Angal@sanfordhealth.org.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Angal
authors.affiliation: DM-STAT, Inc., Malden, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tobacco
authors.affiliation: Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D026724:Ethical Review; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006076:Government; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014481:United States
keywords: CBPR; communication in research; community IRB; multiple IRB reviews; research ethics committee; tribal IRB