Draft an ethics (IRB) application for research with people
Prepares the core sections of an ethics or IRB application, including risks, consent, data protection, and plain-language participant materials.
The prompt
Help me draft my research ethics (IRB/REC) application.
Institution and form sections required: [PASTE the headings or questions]
Study summary: [aims, design, procedures, duration]
Participants: [who, how many, how recruited, any vulnerable groups such as minors, patients, students, employees]
What participants will do: [tasks, interviews, surveys, interventions, time required]
Data collected: [identifiable data, sensitive topics, recordings, linkage]
Storage and sharing plans: [where, who has access, retention, anonymization]
Incentives and any deception: [DETAILS]
Draft:
1. A plain-language study description a non-specialist committee member can follow.
2. A risk assessment: physical, psychological, social, legal, and privacy risks, with likelihood and mitigation for each.
3. Consent process: how and when consent is obtained, right to withdraw (and until when data can be withdrawn), and any assent for minors.
4. Data protection: identifiability, security, retention, and sharing.
5. A participant information sheet and consent form at a reading level around grade 8.
Return each section under the institution's headings. Flag answers that depend on local policy or law (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, mandatory reporting) as [CHECK with ethics office]. Do not describe approvals or procedures I have not confirmed.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PASTE the headings or questions
- aims, design, procedures, duration
- tasks, interviews, surveys, interventions, time required
- identifiable data, sensitive topics, recordings, linkage
- where, who has access, retention, anonymization
- DETAILS
- CHECK with ethics office
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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