Institutional Review Board
About our research ethics approach:
At Sangath, we place great emphasis on ensuring the highest standards of ethics in research. Our Institutional Review Board (IRB) follows the National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants (2017). Independent Trial Steering Committees, Data Monitoring and Ethics Committees oversee our trials, and we seek Health Ministry Screening Committee’s (HMSC) approval for all our international collaborative research projects.
Sangath IRB’s registration details:
The Sangath Institutional Review Board is provisionally registered with the Department of Health Research, Govt. of India since Dec 2022, EC/NEW/INST/2022/3063. The details of the members constituting the Sangath IRB are as below.
Members of the IRB :
Title | Qualification with Specialization | Designation/ role of member in Ethics Committee | Affiliated with Sangath |
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Dr. Supriya Bhavnani | PhD in Genetics | Scientific Member | Yes |
Salik Ansari | BSc and MSc (Research Ethics) | Member and Alt-Member Secretary | Yes |
Larissa Rodrigues | M.Sc (Home Science) Human Development | Community Representative and Lay Person | No |
Prashant Agrawal | Master of Laws (LL.M.) | Legal Expert | No |
Arjun Kapoor | B.A. LLB (Hons.) and M.A. Psychology (Psychosocial Clinical Studies) | Legal Expert | No |
Dr. Anant Bhan | MHSc in Bioethics | Social Scientist and Bioethicist | Yes |
Dr. Abhijit Nadkarni | Diploma in Psychological Medicine (DPM) and PhD in Epidemiology | Clinician | Yes |
Dr. Amit Dias | (MD in Preventive and Social Medicine | Basic Medical Scientist | No |
Urvita Bhatia | Master of Science in Global Mental Health | Member Secretary | Yes |
Raj Vaidya | Master of Pharmacy | Chairperson | No |
Important IRB documents:
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Standard Operating Procedures
The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) aim to define the procedures that the IRB will follow to ensure quality, consistency, and transparency in the ethics review and approval of research proposals, and the monitoring of ongoing research at Sangath. These SOPs are based on ICMR’s ethical guidelines for biomedical research.​
2. Provisional Registration Certificate
Click here to download Department of Health Research
3. Templates of IRB form
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Application Form (for a new research project) Click here
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Application Form (for amendment of proposal) Click here
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Annual Report Form Click here
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End of Study Report Form Click here
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SAE Reporting Form Click here
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Advice on Ethical Considerations Form Click here
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Observer-Attendee Form Click here
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SAE Evaluation Report Form