DSMB
Data Safety Monitoring Board
GCP
Good Clinical Practice
ICH
International Conference on Harmonisation
IDE
Investigational Device Exemption
IRB/ IEC
Internal Review Board/ Independent Ethics Committe
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NSR
Non-significant Risk
OHRP
Office for Human Research Protections
CFR
United States Code of Federal Regulations (US FDA regulations)