The following forms and templates are intended to support CREB submissions.
TEMPLATES
Template | Description | Version date |
Minimal risk Consent form Template |
| June 2024 |
UBC BREB Consent Form Guideline | If focus groups or interviews are the only source of data, or if a participant group (eg Caregivers) will only complete a focus group or interview, then UBC CREB allows for the use of UBC BREB Consent form Guidelines. | Updated by BREB |
VCH Letter of Initial Contact Template | If researchers would like to use contact info from VCH records to recruit patients, this document will outline process. | Updated by VCH |
*New* | UBC is piloting the use of the BC Cancer Research Ethics Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) Application Submission Checklist.
| *New* November 2024 |
BC Common Clinical Informed Consent Form Template | Adapted from the BC Common Consent form template (July 2020 version) for CREB use
| November 2023 |
Adolescent Assent Form Template |
| January 2015 |
Assent Form Template | For minors aged 7-14 | January 2015 |
Peer - Scientific Review Template | Clinical research posing more than minimal risk must have undergone some prior peer review, for example, review by a funding sponsor, or by some other peer review mechanism. UBC's REBs must be satisfied about both the value and the scientific validity of the study.
Exception- For-profit funded studies. | March 2017
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Biobank
BIOBANK TEMPLATES
Template | Description | Version date |
*New*
| If you will be including in your biobank individuals whose capacity to consent may be in question (eg, minors or adults with diminished capacity) or individuals from communities that may have additional considerations (eg, an Indigenous community), please contact your REB office to discuss prior to submission. For registries- please remove references to "biospecimens", "samples" and "biobank". A Registry template is currently being drafted | October 2024 |
*New* Biobanking Protocol template | credit: PHSA BC Cancer Biospecimen and Biobanking Research Services | September 2024 |
*New* OpenSpecimen (OS) PII form | Biobanking platform used to collect, process, store, and share biospecimen, participant consent, and inventory information. For more information please see here If your biobank will use UBC license OS, please complete this form. | October 2024 |
APPLICATION FORMS
The following Initial Application form and Post Approval Activity (PAA) forms are for reference and review purposes only. In order to complete the relevant application or PAA, you will need to log into RISe.
Initial ethics Application form with Guidance notes updated September 2024
PAA - Amendments updated March 2023
PAA - Annual Renewal updated March 2023
PAA - Annual Renewal with Amendments ** not available from Dec 2023 onwards
PAA - Completion of Clinical Study
PAA - Request for Acknowledgement
For info on Request for release of funds before ethics approval please see here