Optimizing Openness in Human Participants Research: Harmonizing Standards for Consent Agreements and Data Management Plans to Empower the Reuse of Sensitive Scientific Data

Project Summary The goal of the research project in which these data were created was to establish a baseline of understanding of the knowledge of and engagement on the topic of sharing of social, behavioral and educational research data, including sensitive data by institutional review board (IRB) professionals. We especially chose to hold these conversations in the period immediately after the revised federal Common Rule regulating human participant protections (https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/finalized-revisions-common-rule/index.html) came into force in early 2019. Data Overview The data project contains 17 individual interviews, summary notes from 2 focus groups and documentation (data narrative, recruitment email text, consent form, questionnaire, list of acronyms used by participants).