Research Ethics
2020 REC dates
| Application deadline | Meeting |
| 28 January | 25 February |
| 10 March | 21 April |
| 19 May | 30 June |
| 18 August | 15 September |
| *25 September | *20 October |
| 27 October | 24 November |
*dedicated trainee-only meeting
The ICGP Research Ethics Committee was granted formal recognition on 17th May 2005. It reviews both clinical and non-clinical trials.
Chair: Dr Claire Collins
Administrator: Ms Sally-Anne O'Neill, email: research@icgp.ie
Web: www.icgp.ie/research
The Research Ethics Committee has adopted the following two basic statements as a guide:
- 'Any study proposed which cannot answer the question posed is unethical.'
- 'All research on human beings carries the possibility of harm. The level of risk, which is acceptable, depends upon the importance of the question being addressed.'
The Ethics Committee is constituted according to the International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) guidelines & the Clinical Trials Act 1987 (amended 1990). This Ethics Committee operates to the standards laid down in the ICH GCP guidelines published 1997 and implemented January 1998.
Application for Clinical Trials
ICGP Research Ethics Committee Checklist and Application Form » read more
Application for Non-Clinical Trials
Contact: research@icgp.ie » read more
General Guidance and Additional Reference Material
General Guidance and Additional Reference Material » read more
Standard Operating Procedures of the Research Ethics Committee
Objective: To ensure that the content of the study documentation is relevant and accurate, the submissions are prepared and progressed in a consistent manner, and they are subject to appropriate ethical review and approval procedures. » read more
