계획서 또는 변경계획서, 피험자로부터 서면 동의를 얻기 위해 사용하는 방법이나 제공되는 정보를 검토하고 지속적으로 이를 확인함으로써 임상시험에 참여하는 피험자의 권리‧안전‧복지를 보호하기 위해 시험기관 내에 독립적으로 설치한 상설위원회

An independent body constituted of medical, scientific, and non-scientific members, whose responsibility it is to ensure the protection of the rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects involved in a trial by, among other things, reviewing, approving, and providing, continuing review of trial protocol and of the methods and material to be used in obtaining and documenting informed consent of the trial subjects. Synonyms: independent review board, independent ethics committee for the protection of human subjects.

cf) Ethric committee. independent ethics committee.