This presentation focus on enhancing the quality of research through ethics clearance

1. ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH THROUGH
‘INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE’
Dr.R.Kalidasan
Asst. Prof. (SS) & UGC Research Awardee
Dept. of Physical Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli - 620 024
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2. • Ethics - branch of Philosophy
• Ethics - has several meanings
• The term ‘ethics’ comes from the
Greek word ‘ethos’, which means
‘custom habits’.
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3. Ethics involves (3 major areas of study)
systematizing
defending and
recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct
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5. Ethics in research
is essential to curtail the misconduct in
research such as
scientific fraud
fabrication of data
plagiarism and so on
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6. Research involves
either human or animal experimentation
medical and science studies
many funding agencies insist ‘ethical committee
clearance’ as mandatory to sanction the funding
projects.
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7. Composition of ‘Institutional Ethics Committee’’
Today most of the institution has ‘institutional ethics
committee’ separately for human and animals.
Generally this committee will have 9 members.
For human experimentation the composition of the
members is as follows.
•Chairperson (1)
•Basic Medical Scientists (2)
•Clinicians (2)
•Legal expert (1)
•Philosopher/Ethicist/Theologian (1)
•Lay person from the community (1)
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8. Member secretary - Faculty member of the Institution
Other members - outside the Institution (including the
chairperson)
Generally the Institution nominates the member secretary, by
an institution level committee after reviewing the research
credentials of the faculty available.
Once member secretary is nominated, he has to suggest
panel of experts, to the head of the institution, for his/her
final call.
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Process of getting ‘Institutional Ethical Committee’ clearance
The faculty members / scholars who want to get ethical
committee clearance for their research have to submit 10 copies of
prescribed filled-in application along with their proposal and
prescribed fees to the member secretary.
Some institutions may also ask for soft copies of the application.

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The member secretary will periodically conduct the
institutional ethics committee meeting, where all the
investigators will be asked to present their proposal separately
to the committee and also to elaborate the ethical part involved
in their research.
At the end of their presentation, committee may ask certain
question if needed, or it may also give suggestion, if required.

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In case of human experimentation written
concerned form through the subject (in English or in
regional language) is to be submitted to the committee.
After analyzing the proposal and presentation, the
committee will give its clearance or other-wise.
The member secretary will issue the ‘Institutional
ethics committee’ clearance certificate to the
investigator of the project.

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Common ethical issues in human experimentation research
The common ethical issues in human experimentation research focus
much on the subjects selected for the research.
The researcher has to provide wide range of information for obtaining
clearance certificate.
•The procedure adopted during the research, the risk involved to the
subject, and precaution measures taken have to be elaborated.
•An assurance is to be given that the subjects used are participated
voluntary and they have been given an option to withdraw at any point of
time.
•Similarly vulnerable individuals such as children, people with mental
illness, differently-abled and so on need to be handled with at most care
while using them as the subject.

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•Whether any payment or incentives are made to the subject is to
be highlighted.
•Whether a copy of written consent from subject in the prescribed
format has been obtained is to be declared.
•The health and safety of the subjects has to be given priority in
human experimentation.
•The cultural, social, gender based characteristics of research
participants has to be taken care of.
•The researcher should always maintain the confidentiality of data,
and should be used appropriately in the research documentation.

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1 Name of the applicant
2 Title of the Project
3 Funding agency
4 Address for correspondence,
E-mail, Phone and Mobile number
5 Duration of the project
6 Date of commencement and completion of the
project
7 Project location(s)
8 Name(s) of all person(s) submitting research
proposal (including main applicant)
Position(s) held Department/ Centre/
Institute
9 Research Proposal (400 words)
10 Ethical concerns involved
UNIVERSITY OF MADURAI
APPLICATION FOR ETHICAL APPROVAL
Date: Signature of the investigator/co-investigators
Place:

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Name of the Subject:……………………………..Investigators name: Dr. R. KALIDASAN
Name of the Sponsor……NA
Name of the Institution: BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI.
I, the undersigned, Mr/Miss/Mrs………………………………………………
S/o, D/o. or W/o………………………………………………aged…………………..
Resident of……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercising my free power of choice, hereby give my consent to be included as a subject in the
study entitled “BIOMECHANICAL AND KINANTHROPOMETRICAL ANALYSIS OF PENALTY CORNER PUSH–IN”
to see the factors dominating in the performance of penalty corner push-in. I have been informed to my
satisfaction by my attending researcher the purpose of my enrolment in the study.
I have read the information sheet provided to me and I have also been given full explanation by
the researcher about the nature and purpose of the investigative procedures being undertaken. I have been
given the freedom to question the attending researcher on all aspects of the study.
Hereby give consent to the researcher of the study to release the information obtained as a
result of my participation in this study to any scientific forum for the betterment of understanding about
performance of penalty corner push-in. However, privacy and confidentially will be maintained. I will retain
the right to abstain from further participation in the research at any time. I have been explained and have
understood the necessity and the nature of all the investigative procedures.
Thus, having fully understood the procedure and implication of the above study, I agree to participate in the
same.
Signature of the Subject:………………………Date:……………………….
I confirm that I have explained the nature and purpose of the above study to
Signature of Investigator…………………………Date………………….
Witness:
CONSENT FORM

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Conclusion
Most of the medical colleges and leading higher
education institutions in India have ‘Institutional ethics
committee’ which plays vital role in enhancing the
quality of research.
The idea of this paper is to emphasis that all Colleges
and University must have ‘Institutional ethics
committee’ for betterment of research.

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Acknowledgement
Bharathidasan University administration, faculty and other staff members
Dr.L.C.John - Physical Educator
Mr.S.Viswanath - Scholar

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