Does My Research Need Ethical Approval?
Decisions on the Conduct of a Study, Including Whether There Is a Need for Ethical Approval, Is the Responsibility of the Principal Investigator...
Decisions on the conduct of a study, including whether there is a need for ethical approval, is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator. ... Regardless of whether or not ethical approval is necessary, in the vast majority of cases research with human participants requires appropriate consent.
What research is exempt from ethics approval?
Following are examples of types of research exempt from ethics review: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of published and non-identifiable data. Studies that involve data available in the public domain. Experimental or laboratory studies that do not involve data collected from or about humans or animals.
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Who needs to get ethical approval before conducting research?
The need to obtain research ethical approval is common to all research involving human participants. This approval must be obtained before research participants can be approached and before data collection can begin.
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