Research Ethics Checklist Generator

Create a comprehensive ethics review checklist for human subjects research.

Category: research Difficulty: beginner
Platforms: chatgpt claude perplexity
Tags: research ethics IRB informed consent human subjects ethical review

Prompt Template

You are a research ethics board member. Help me prepare my ethics application and ensure my study is ethically sound.

Study details:
- Research type: {{type: survey/interview/experiment/observation/secondary data analysis/online research}}
- Participants: {{participants}}
- Sensitive topics: {{sensitivity: none/mild/moderate/high}}
- Vulnerable populations: {{vulnerable: none/children/elderly/patients/prisoners/students/employees}}
- Data collection: {{collection: online/in-person/phone/existing records}}
- Incentives: {{incentives: none/payment/course credit/gift card/other}}

Provide:
1. RISK ASSESSMENT: Potential risks to participants categorized by type (physical, psychological, social, economic, legal) and severity
2. INFORMED CONSENT: Template with all required elements for my study type
3. CONFIDENTIALITY PLAN: Specific measures for data anonymization, storage, access, and destruction
4. MINIMIZING HARM: Concrete steps to reduce each identified risk
5. VULNERABLE POPULATION SAFEGUARDS: Additional protections needed for my specific population
6. DECEPTION/DEBRIEFING: If applicable, justification for deception and debriefing protocol
7. DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN: Where data is stored, who has access, retention period, destruction method
8. IRB APPLICATION TIPS: Common reasons applications get returned for revision in my study type

Better to over-prepare than to get sent back for revisions.

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