Ethical Guidelines
Triesta values the importance of human dignity in all of its research projects. Respect for participants and their rights are the top most priority and a corporate value at Triesta .
Triesta has adopted rigorous ethics guidelines that govern the manner in which each study is conducted. These guidelines are regularly updated according to new national and international recommendations.
We respect the needs of our patients. A well designed patient friendly informed consent process as per required ethical and regulatory guidelines is the most respected document. No patient is entered into the trial without explaining all the procedures, benefits, harms, adverse effects to him. All the queries generated by the patient are answered by a competent staff. No patient is forced to enter a trial even though ‘Every Subject Counts!’. We cannot afford to disappoint one who has reposed his faith in us. Hence we have stringent SOPs to guide us in our informed consent process.
We have a Scientific Review Committee (SRC), composed of experienced doctors and researchers to review each study for its scientific content and feasibility. The SRC works in concurrence with the Central Ethics Committee (CEC) and also looks at the safety aspects of all the studies prior to their presentation before the CEC.
The organization has a Central Ethics Committee (CEC), registered with OHRP (Office of Human Research Protections). We consult with leading experts in ethics for establishing standards in protocol and consent form development. All research protocols are reviewed by the CEC for approval prior to implementation. The protocols approved by the CEC are reviewed continually by it to prevent any protocol deviations and approve all protocol amendments. The CEC has a turn over period of 4-6 weeks for any new project. Irrespective of the site chosen, only one CEC takes care of all the evolving ethical, legal, and social issues raised by human genetic research, in approving a protocol.
We have in addition, the Bio-Repository Ethics Committee, for approval of all translational research projects involving stored samples.
Confidentiality of Personal Information
Triesta respects the confidentiality of all research participants. From the moment of recruitment, a participant is given a unique non-identifier code number that is used for retrieval of all research information associated with that individual. Access to detailed medical information is tightly regulated by rigidly defined access privileges.
Triesta has adopted rigorous ethics guidelines that govern the manner in which each study is conducted. These guidelines are regularly updated according to new national and international recommendations.
We respect the needs of our patients. A well designed patient friendly informed consent process as per required ethical and regulatory guidelines is the most respected document. No patient is entered into the trial without explaining all the procedures, benefits, harms, adverse effects to him. All the queries generated by the patient are answered by a competent staff. No patient is forced to enter a trial even though ‘Every Subject Counts!’. We cannot afford to disappoint one who has reposed his faith in us. Hence we have stringent SOPs to guide us in our informed consent process.
We have a Scientific Review Committee (SRC), composed of experienced doctors and researchers to review each study for its scientific content and feasibility. The SRC works in concurrence with the Central Ethics Committee (CEC) and also looks at the safety aspects of all the studies prior to their presentation before the CEC.
The organization has a Central Ethics Committee (CEC), registered with OHRP (Office of Human Research Protections). We consult with leading experts in ethics for establishing standards in protocol and consent form development. All research protocols are reviewed by the CEC for approval prior to implementation. The protocols approved by the CEC are reviewed continually by it to prevent any protocol deviations and approve all protocol amendments. The CEC has a turn over period of 4-6 weeks for any new project. Irrespective of the site chosen, only one CEC takes care of all the evolving ethical, legal, and social issues raised by human genetic research, in approving a protocol.
We have in addition, the Bio-Repository Ethics Committee, for approval of all translational research projects involving stored samples.
Confidentiality of Personal Information
Triesta respects the confidentiality of all research participants. From the moment of recruitment, a participant is given a unique non-identifier code number that is used for retrieval of all research information associated with that individual. Access to detailed medical information is tightly regulated by rigidly defined access privileges.
