Directions for HREC approval of Advertisements
All advertisements for approved HREC projects need to be reviewed and
approved by the Austin Health HREC prior to use.
The Austin Health HREC will review any advertisement submissions and
approve them word for word. Any alterations to approved advertisements
also need to be approved by the HREC.
Submission Requirements
Advertisements may be considered out of session if there is a significant
reason for urgent review. Please contact Research Ethics to determine if this
is possible. If this is agreed upon, only an electronic version (in the first
instance) need be submitted. Sponsored trials wanting to obtain approval this
way will need to pay the ‘fast track’ fee.
Writing an advertisement
Advertisements should be written in simple lay language and should not
contain coercive information that may entice readers to participate.
The advertisement should contain basic information about
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What the study is investigating (if study medication is used and
includes a placebo arm – this information must be included)
The type of people/patients being recruited
The study time requirement
Contact information
Do not use the following terms
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Subjects
Eligible
Sugar pill
If you qualify
Important study
Do not use the term ‘patients’ to describe people taking part in the
study. Please use the term participants.
All advertisements should include the statement ‘This study has been
approved by the Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee’.
Please see over page for an example advertisement
Sample Only
Internal Document version 1 dated 30/06/2015
Research Ethics is recruiting people for a drug trial comparing ibuprofen and a
placebo (inactive medication).
Potential participants should be aged over 18 and have a history of chronic
pain.
Participants in the study will be asked to attend Austin Health five times over a
period of one month.
If you are interested and would like further information please contact Jane
Doe 9496 XXXX.
This study has been approved by the Austin Health Human Research Ethics
Committee Reference Number HREC/15/Austin/999.
Version XXX Dated YY/YY/YYY