From: Identifying structures, processes, resources and needs of research ethics committees in Egypt
Characteristic | Frequency of RECs |
---|---|
Type of researches that are reviewed | Â |
   Master's thesis | 67% (8/12) |
   PhD thesis | 75% (9/12) |
   Drug trials | 73% (8/11) |
   International research | 58% (7/12) |
Existence of Standard Operating Procedures | 83% (10/12) |
Policies to manage conflicts of interest | 58% (7/12) |
Existence of a 'hot line' to received participants' complaints | 50% (6/12) |
Research ethics guidelines rated as 'very appropriate'* | Â |
   CIOMS | 64% (7/11) |
   Declaration of Helsinki | 78% (7/9) |
   IOMS | 56% (5/9) |
   Belmont Report | 14% (1/7) |