QueryHREC - WSLHD

Research Requiring Human Ethics Approval

Research considered by the WSLHD HREC includes those listed below.

The following may assist you in identifying the research category of your project.

Clinical Research (all disciplines including Dentistry)
Public Health And Epidemiological Research
Clinical Trials (Drugs, Devices)
Health Services Research
Basic Biomedical Research
Psychological And Behavioural Research
Nursing And Allied Health Research
Social Science Research
Mental Health Research
Research Using Qualitative Methods (questionnaires, focus groups and such)

Research studies or systematic collection of information involving any of the following also require ethical approval:

Access to medical records
Disease registries
Electronic databases
Tissue / DNA banks
Use of archived tissue samples
Assisted reproductive technology
Use of tissue collected at post mortem
Research conducted via the internet

Special requirements and/ or guidelines apply to studies involving:

Ionising radiation
Xenotransplantation
Hazardous chemicals
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
Assisted reproductive technology
People who are not competent to give informed consent
Gene therapy
Children