Looijmans Anne, Spahrkäs Simon S, Sanderman Robbert, Hagedoorn Mariët
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Health Psychology, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands.
Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands.
Internet Interv. 2021 Nov 26;28:100487. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2021.100487. eCollection 2022 Apr.
International internet-based studies could be accessible by participants from various countries worldwide. However, the jurisdiction of research ethics committees (RECs) or institutional review boards (IRBs) is bound to geographical state or country borders. How can researchers deal with the geographical boundaries in the jurisdiction of RECs/IRBs versus the worldwide, open character of international internet-based research? Should ethical approval be sought in each country where participants will be recruited? In this paper, we want to share our challenges in setting up the ethical review procedures in an international internet-based mHealth intervention study, to further the discussion on ethical procedures in internet-based research.
基于国际互联网的研究可供来自全球各国的参与者参与。然而，研究伦理委员会（REC）或机构审查委员会（IRB）的管辖权受地理州或国界的限制。研究人员如何应对REC/IRB管辖权方面的地理界限与基于国际互联网研究的全球开放性之间的矛盾？是否应该在招募参与者的每个国家都寻求伦理批准？在本文中，我们希望分享在开展一项基于国际互联网的移动健康干预研究时建立伦理审查程序所面临的挑战，以推动关于基于互联网研究的伦理程序的讨论。
