Table 1. Characteristics of Survey Respondents (N = 41).

Characteristic	Number	Percent
Affiliated with the medical center (other than membership on IRB)
Yes*	24	59%
No†	17	41%
IRB chair
Yes	6	15%
No	35	85%
Professional experience in child health or development
Yes	21	51%
No	20	49%
Duration of IRB membership
<1 year	3	7%
1-4 years	19	46%
5 years	19	46%
Current or prior involvement as an investigator or research study staff
Principal investigator	6	15%
Coinvestigator or other study staff	9	22%
None	26	63%
Number of new protocols undergoing full-committee review each year
25-49	13	32%
50-99	20	49%
100-299	5	12%
Not sure	3	7%
Number of IRB meetings attended each year
6-11	30	73%
12 or more	11	27%
Percent of protocols reviewed by the IRB that enroll primarily children
≤10%	4	10%
11-24%	8	20%
25-49%	13	32%
50% or more	13	32%
Not sure	3	7%
Initial training received‡
Computer-based tutorial	23	56%
Paper-based tutorial	9	22%
Video tutorial	7	17%
Lecture, workshop, or in-person tutorial	21	51%
Other	6	15%
No training	8	20%
Receipt of ongoing training
Yes	31	78%
No	9	23%
Prior training in review of pediatric protocols
Yes	28	68%
No	13	32%

^*Includes six physicians, four nurses, one social worker, five pharmacists, one statistician, two administrators, one chaplain, one lawyer, one therapist, one risk manager, one vendor, and one volunteer.

^†Includes six physicians, one lawyer, five community members, one ethicist, two retired physicians, and one retired nurse.

^‡Respondents could identify more than one type of training.