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The University of Lagos Research Ethics Committee (UNILAGREC) and the University of Lagos Animal Use and Care Research Ethics Committee (UNILAGACUREC) reviews research proposals (protocol) of researchers to ensure that they meet ethical requirement for the research. The University Research Ethics Committees protects the rights, safety ,dignity and well being of research participants. The Committees review proposals and give an opinion whether the research is ethical or not . The Committees are entirely independent of Research sponsors, funders and the researchers themselves. This enable it participants at the Centre of its review. The goal of research is to answer a new question and to contribute to current body of scientific knowledge. As a result there is certain amount of risk for research participants. Independent ethical review is vital to ensure that participant safety is at the Centre of the research.

Purpose

This standard operating procedure describes how the University of Lagos Research Ethics Committee (UNILAGREC) manages and reviews an initially submitted protocol.

Scope

This SOP applies to the review process of the study protocol package submitted for the first time.

Responsibility

It is the responsibility of the assigned reviewers to thoroughly review the study protocols delivered to them, give their decision, observation and comments to the UNILAGREC

Detailed instructions

Check the submitted package(s.)
Sign and date an acknowledgment form upon receiving the package(s.)

Notify the Principal Investigator (P.I), if there are documents missing

The Application Review Form

Get the Chairperson to sign and date the original version of this form within 5 working days and return this to the Secretariat.

Storage of the Documents

Keep a copy of the Approval Letter in the Correspondence file
Place the original documents of the Application Review and the Research checklist in sequence of approval number in the Approved file.

Store the file on an appropriate shelf in the designated cabinet.

Initial Review

The first time review of that protocol made by two or three individual reviewers (HREC members or non-members) in advance of the full Committee meeting, and comments of the reviewers will be reported to the full Committee meeting.

Stipulation

Specify as terms or condition for an agreement, contract etc. state, put forward for a necessary condition.

Duration

Duration The Chairman of the Faculty REC shall communicate the decision of the Faculty REC to the applicant not later than four weeks after submission.

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