TABLE 2.

Characteristics of EC members and DPOs/legal experts.

Characteristics	EC members (n = 39) n (%)
Occupation
Physician	13 (33%)
Lawyer	10 (26%)
Patient representative	2 (5%)
Statistician	1 (3%)
Other (e.g., bioethicist, pharmacist)	13 (33%)
Type of EC involved in
National EC	17 (44%)
Local or regional EC	22 (56%)
Characteristics	DPOs/legal experts (n = 31) n (%)
Working environment
Academic sponsor of clinical trials	2 (7%)
Pharmaceutical company	6 (19%)
Clinical research organization	3 (10%)
Research institute	6 (19%)
Hospital	1 (3%)
Other	13 (42%)