Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in
the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study

J 2024

Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study

VESELSKÁ, Renata; Jan ŠIRŮČEK a Josef KUŘE

Základní údaje

Originální název

Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study

Autoři

VESELSKÁ, Renata; Jan ŠIRŮČEK a Josef KUŘE

Vydání

BMC Medical Ethics, BMC, 2024, 1472-6939

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30311 Medical ethics

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.100

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00139854

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01157-2

UT WoS

001381962300002

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85212769555

Klíčová slova anglicky

research ethics; human subject research; research ethics committees; international ethics standards; research ethics governance; academic research institutions

Štítky

14314010, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 3. 1. 2025 14:09, prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Anotace

V originále

BACKGROUND: The primary objective of this study was to conduct a comprehensive questionnaire survey on the practices of research ethics committees reviewing academic research projects in Czechia. The study aims to provide an unbiased and objective assessment of the current practices of research ethics committees, namely to obtain the missing data on their functioning in the context of academic research, to identify difficulties and shortages that threaten the responsible functioning of research ethics committees in the country and to investigate the implementation of Additional Protocol on Biomedical Research CETS No. 195 in their practice. Such research has never been conducted in Czechia. METHODS: This was a mixed-methods study, in which the online survey with closed and open-ended questions was chosen to explore the situation regarding ethics assessment of research involving human participants. We developed a questionnaire containing 18 questions concerning several aspects of the functioning of research ethics committees. The questionnaire was in Czech language and was administered through the Qualtrics platform anonymously. The target group of 61 research ethics committees at research institutions was approached by emails and we received 43 completely filled questionnaires, i.e., response rate of 67%. RESULTS: We obtained valuable data on the functioning of research ethics committees in Czechia in three main domains: the mandate and composition of the committee; the scope of its agenda; the process of evaluation including the voting procedure. In addition, the final set of open-ended questions provided an in-depth look at the problems faced by research ethics committees in Czechia. From the results is evident that the responsible assessment of the ethics of research involving human subjects is still not satisfactorily addressed and established for routine practice in the country. CONCLUSIONS: The outcomes of our study revealed that the main problem of research ethics in Czechia is the lack of national legislation on research ethics governance. To address this problem, the country requires a legislative framework accompanied by supportive measures aimed at educating, guiding and advising research ethics committees, especially in the Czech academic environment. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Not applicable.

Návaznosti

TL03000215, projekt VaV

Název: Interdisciplinární podpora etiky výzkumu (Akronym: INSURE)

Investor: Technologická agentura ČR, Interdisciplinární podpora etiky výzkumu

Citovat

VESELSKÁ, Renata; Jan ŠIRŮČEK a Josef KUŘE. Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Ethics. BMC, 2024, roč. 25, č. 1, s. 1-13. ISSN 1472-6939. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01157-2.

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VESELSKÁ, Renata; Jan ŠIRŮČEK a Josef KUŘE. Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study. \textit{BMC Medical Ethics}. BMC, 2024, roč.~25, č.~1, s.~1-13. ISSN~1472-6939. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01157-2.

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