Study for the development of ethical fuidelines and review methodology for non-medical human subject research at Universities

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K13658
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Morimoto Ayako 東京大学, ライフサイエンス研究倫理支援室, 特任助教 (10851454)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 倫理審査 / 非医学系研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we were able to recognize current issues through a survey of the content of non-medical human subject research conducted at universities and the actual conditions of ethical review, as well as a survey of researchers' attitudes toward such research. We believe that this will help to make recommendations for improvements in ethics education for non-medical researchers in the university, teaching points that may be effective in reducing the burden on researchers and committee members involved in the review process, and recommendations for adjusting the review process according to the content of the research.

Free Research Field

科学教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

医学系研究に比べ対象者の生死にかかわるような深刻なリスクの発生はまれである非医学系研究は、拠るべき行政指針がないため医学系研究と同じ枠組み・基準で厳格に審査されている。このことは迅速な研究の遂行の足枷となっていることに加え、本来高リスクの研究に費やすべき審査員の時間・労力が消費されているといった問題も提起されている。本研究の成果は、非医学系研究のための適切な倫理指針・審査基準の策定の一助となることが期待される。