COI

11. Policy to monitor or prevent the conflict of interest along with standard operating procedures:

Conflict of interest (COI) is a set of conditions where professional judgement concerning a primary interest such as participants’ welfare or the validity of research tends to be unduly influenced by a secondary interest, financial or non-financial (personal, academic or political). COI can be at the level of researchers, EC members, institutions or sponsors.
If COI is inherent in the research, it is important to declare this at the outset and establish appropriate mechanisms to manage it.

Researchers must ensure that the documents submitted to the EC include disclosure of interests that may affect the research.
EC must evaluate each study in light of any disclosed interests and ensure that appropriate means of mitigation are taken.
COI within the EC should be declared and managed in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOP) of that EC.
If a conflict of interest exists between researchers/members of the EC, then that has to be mentioned and that member should not participate in the meeting/review process.

If a conflict of interest exists between researchers/members of the EC, then that has to be mentioned and that member should not participate in the meeting/review process.

Any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest in any research project that is submitted for consideration by IEC, these interests may include any personal involvement or participation in the research, any financial interest in the outcome of the research any involvement in competing research.
The member shall immediately disclose to the Chairperson of the IEC any actual or potential conflict of interest that he/she may have in relation to any particular research project submitted for review by the committee, and abstain from any participation in discussion or recommendation or voting in respect to the final approval.
Each member should declare conflict of interest before final approval of the project.