retrospective study

What Is A Retrospective Case-control Study?

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What Is A Retrospective Case-control Study? A case-control study is designed to help determine if an exposure is associated with an outcome (i.e., disease or condition of interest). … By definition, a case-control study is always retrospective because it starts with an outcome then traces back to investigate exposures. What is the difference between a

Can I Get IRB Approval After The Fact?

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Can I Get IRB Approval After The Fact? Can I get IRB approval after the fact? IRB APPROVAL CANNOT BE GIVEN AFTER THE FACT, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE IF YOU NEED IRB APPROVAL BEFORE SUBJECTS ARE RECRUITED AND RESEARCH COMMENCES. Can you retroactively get IRB approval? Can the IRB approve a project “retroactively?”