# 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.

- Topic: Legal & Compliance
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Legal, Research, Write, Fill-in Template
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## Prompt

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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 Consent process: how and when consent is obtained, right to withdraw (and until when data can be withdrawn), and any assent for minors.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.
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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

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