St. John's wort trial
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Affected by a suspension in enrollment of human subjects in all Duke University trials mandated by HHS' Office for Protection from Research Risks. The study is funded by National Institute of Mental Health and NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The suspension, which Duke expects to be temporary, results from OPRR-identified problems with Duke Institutional Review Board "administrative procedures governing the review of research proposals." Duke says the "action is not due to improper care of research participants and does not affect ongoing research that offers therapeutic benefits to patients"