Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

certificat ethique

English translation:

IEC approval

Added to glossary by Flavia Cubeddu
Oct 18, 2006 15:31
17 yrs ago
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French term

certificat ethique

French to English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals
I'm translating a protocol for a research study. The company is sending a certificat ethique which approves the study.
Any suggestion? TKS

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IEC approval

Research studies have to be approved by an institutional review board (IRB) or an independant ethics committee (IEC) before they are carried out. The IEC sends a written and dated letter giving an approval/positive opinion for the study. It's not called a certificate.
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agree divas
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agree sktrans
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all, I think you were all right. I finally found out that IEC approval is the one utilized in Canada - which is exactly what I needed."
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certificate of ethical approval

or certificate of ethics approval
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agree Mark Nathan
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certificate of ethical compliance

Although this is not a standard term, that I know of. Is it perhaps a 'statement' rather than a certificate?

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Note added at 26 mins (2006-10-18 15:57:01 GMT)
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Re. Diane's answer, 'ethical approval' does get more Google UK hits than 'ethical compliance'.
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agree nicole GELISTER : sounds good n
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Thanks Nicole!
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ethics approval

Here in Australia at the University, we need to apply for ethics approval. This become a human research ethics (HRE) approval when human involved:

4. The Nature of the Approval Process

Approval for a project is requested through completion and submission of a Human Research Ethics Approval Form (Form A). Always check the Web for the latest version of the form.
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CIEC certificate

Hi Flavia,

I do a lot of these protocols,
Clinical Investigation Ethics Committee (CIEC) is what I usually put for this.

Good luck,
Jason.
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