External Resources
Human Subject Protection Resources
- Office for Human Research Protections
- OHRP Policy and Guidance
- OHRP FAQs
- International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)
- Research Ethics Curriculum: A curriculum developed for international researchers conducting research that includes human participants and want to incorporate fundamental ethical considerations in the design and implementation of their research.
Community Research Resources
A basic understanding of clinical trial concepts and practices is necessary for meaningful community input into research study design and implementation. The more communities understand about the purpose and limitations of research in their communities, the more they will be able to take ownership of the process. Research literate community members can contribute early and directly to protocol development, informed consent, and other study-specific materials and decisions. User-friendly approaches and methods are essential in order to make the science accessible to community members.
- ClinicalTrials.gov provides valuable information on what clinical trials are and answers many frequently asked questions about aspects of participating in clinical trials.
- Be the Generation HIV Prevention Research (HPR) Training Module is a collaboration of the Legacy Project, FHI 360, HPTN, HVTN, and MTN, provides recent prevention research findings in a curriculum designed to increase scientific literacy of the communities most disproportionately impacted by HIV.
- Basic Scientific Literacy (BSL) Training Module is designed for participants with little knowledge of basic science and research and can be used as a refresher with more knowledgeable participants.is intended to provide information for community members and service and community based organization staff members funded by the Division of AIDS of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Community representatives working with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH increasingly believe that this type of guidance was essential and in 2009 sought to develop recommendations as a way to address good community practice. These recommendations are intended as a tool to help research staff and community representatives expand and deepen existing partnerships, and forge new ones, with the ultimate goal of facilitating effective community engagement in all aspects of clinical trials research.
- The recommendations are available in English and Spanish.
Training Opportunities
Gain access to DAIDS training resources and materials on everything from quality management to laboratory guidelines, clinical site monitoring to community advisory boards.
Human research ethics rest on three basic principles: respect, beneficence and justice. These principles are the foundation of all regulations or guidelines governing research ethics and transcend all geographic, cultural, economic, legal and political boundaries. Although these principles are universal, FHI 360 Research Ethics Training Curriculum provides researchers with training on the development and philosophy of ethics and how ethical principals can be applied in a practical way.
Request network training for your site or region by contacting operations@hptn.org.
For additional resources, check out the Community Engagement Toolbox.
Access the R01 Investigator Resources to find resources for R01s, NIH's standard independent research grant.