OHRP revisits standard of care vs. research issue.

The article discusses the letter from the U.S. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) to the University of Alabama at Birmingham on the Surfactant, Positive Pressure, and Oxygenation Randomized Trial (SUPPORT) study. The move follows from the OHRP meeting and public debate on the use of standard of care. The letter mentions the violation of the study in the regulatory requirements for informed consent. Bioethical and medical experts call the OHRP to withdraw its notification on the study.