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VI.03
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Participant Outreach
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Objective
It is the
policy of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H)
Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) to provide information to
the community regarding the rights of a research participant as a volunteer as
outlined in this Policy/Procedure.
Policy/Procedure
I.
The CPHS contact information will be included in each informed consent
form following a statement about whom the participant may contact regarding
questions or for additional information concerning his/her rights as a research
participant.
II. The CPHS will receive all
concerns and complaints from participants or others confidentially.
III. A research intermediary,
who is unaffiliated with the specific research protocol, shall be available to
provide a safe, confidential, and reliable channel for current, prospective, or
past research participants or their designated representatives that permits
them to discuss problems, concerns, and questions; and obtain information.