Requirements

The approvals listed below must be obtained by the Principal Investigator and submitted to the Department of Evaluation and Research Services (DERS) before a clinical trial investigator can begin any research-related procedures.

• Health Canada No Objection Letter (NoL), as specified under the applicable regulations
• Ethical Review and Certificate of Initial Ethical Approval. Ethical review is required for ALL research conducted at Fraser Health. View details regarding the ethics review process.
• Department Agreement For Providing Research-related Services Form (DAR).
  The process for obtaining department/service area agreements for providing research-related services has been standardized across Fraser Health. Fraser Health researchers are responsible for:
• submitting the appropriate documentation to each department/area as applicable for review and costing before the research budget is finalized, and
• submitting the DAR form to the DERS office once approvals/signatures from applicable departments/areas have been obtained.
• Go to DAR for the required form and guidance regarding use of the form, as well as contact information for specific departments/areas, including:
• Decision Support
• Health Records
• Information Technology
• Laboratory Medical Services
• Medical Imaging
• Operating Rooms
• Patient Care
• Pharmacy
• Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) signed by the Vice President signatory. For details, see CTA Review Process.