Q: My project includes a device that a person can wear and use. I was wondering if this project requires the approval of an ethics committee to proceed with testing, and if so, who I should contact to learn more about the process of approval?

A:

Any project involving any of the following items requires approval from the ethics committee:

• testing of human subjects,
• surveys of human subjects, or
• the use of archived data collected from humans.

Please refer to the Regulatory Clearances for Research. If you have any doubts, ask your supervisor.