2019 Edition of International Compilation of Human Research Standards

The 2019 edition of the International Compilation of Human Research Standards has been released and is now available online: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/international/compilation-human-research-standards/index.html. The Compilation features listings of over 1,000 laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subject protections in 131 countries, as well as standards issued by a number of international and regional organizations.

The updated edition includes hundreds of updates from the previous year. One new country is included in the 2019 edition: El Salvador.

The listings are organized into nine categories:

1. General Research
2. Drugs and Devices
3. Clinical Trial Registries
4. Research Injury
5. Social-Behavioral Research
6. Privacy/Data Protection
7. Human Biological Materials
8. Genetic Research
9. Embryos, Stem Cells, and Cloning