Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- coercion
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In human subjects research, coercion occurs when an overt or implicit threat of harm (such as loss of services or access to programs to which the…
- collaborative research
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Research that engages more than one institution and for which there is a division of labor among the institutions (i.e., the institutions are not all conducting…
- Commerce Control List CCL
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15 CFR 744 The Commerce Control List is maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), of the US Department of Commerce, as part of…
- Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System CCATS
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15 CFR 748.3(b)(3) The classification system administered by the US Bureau of Industry and Security in which a requestor can obtain the export control classification number…
- Common Rule
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A set of regulations governing research with human subjects that have been adopted by many federal agencies. Revised January 21, 2019. See: 45 CFR 46
- compassionate use
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One of several “expanded access” mechanisms established by the FDA to allow access to an investigational device for patients who cannot participate in a clinical trial…
- compensation
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See: payment
- competence
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A legal term denoting capacity to act on one’s own behalf, including: the ability to understand information presented, to understand the consequences of acting (or not…
- conditional approval
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IRB determination that the applicable criteria for IRB approval on an item have been met based on the assumption that specific conditions will be met by…
- Confidential Disclosure Agreement CDA
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An agreement by which the parties agree not to disclose information shared. Related Resource: Sharing Information and Data