Publications by authors named "Shivam V Khapeka"

Background: Ethical conduct of research depends on the voluntary expression of consent and adequate disclosure of information about the research in informed consent documents (ICDs).

Objectives: The objective of this study was to analyze ICDs of academic studies for compliance with National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and to determine the readability of ICDs using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level scale and Flesch reading-ease (FRE) score.

Methodology: ICDs of academic research projects submitted during 2020-22 were retrieved from the IEC office and analyzed for compliance with ICMR 2017 guidelines.

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