Clinical Research Committee

The Clinical Research Committee was formed on the instructions of the Academic Council of Ziauddin University.

All research projects involving human subjects, whether as individuals or communities, including the use of fetal material, embryos and tissues from the recently dead, undertaken or supported by Ziauddin University faculty, staff or students, wherever conducted, will be first reviewed by the clinical research committee. CRC approval is mandatory before submission to the Ethics Review Committee (ERC).

How Does CRC Work?

Principal investigator / MD MS candidates, after discussing their research proposal with supervisor, will have to submit the following documents at secretary CRC, PG office:

Supervisor letter
Filled CRC form
Research proposal (with proforma)
Consent form

These documents will be sent to two reviewers for review and all members of CRC. CRC meets on the first Wednesday of every month. If a research proposal is approved, a letter of approval is issued by the CRC secretary as a hard copy to the principal investigator. CRC approval is mandatory before submission to ERC.

A research proposal must state the purpose of the research; the reasons for using humans as subjects; the budget; the nature and degree of all known risks to the subjects; and the means for ensuring that the subjects’ consent will be adequately informed and voluntary.

Process of Submission

Research projects should be submitted to CRC for scientific evaluation.
Since June 2014, it has been mandatory to get approval from CRC and then ERC before starting a study.
Principal investigator / MD/MS candidates should have a biostatistics review before submission.
All research protocols need to be submitted to secretary CRC before the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Proposal submitted after the last date will not be entertained in the next upcoming CRC meeting.
CRC meeting will be held on every 1st Wednesday of each month.
One hard copy of Research proposal, CRC form, consent form, supervisor letter and biostatistics review should be submitted at the office of secretary CRC. Proposal will not be reviewed if incomplete documents are provided.
Research proposal, supervisor letter, CRC form and consent form should also be emailed at the address mentioned below.
Research proposal should have a supervisor letter stating that it is reviewed by the supervisor and fulfils the requirement of research methodology, meets the statistical requirement and is in line with the regulations regarding ethical considerations of research of human subjects.
Research proposal / synopsis will be reviewed by two members of the CRC.
CRC will require at least six weeks to review the projects.
Research proposals should be sent to [email protected]
Click for downloading CRC form
Sample Consent form is available online on the ERC link.
Click for downloading a sample supervisor covering letter
Consent forms written in English and Urdu should be submitted.

Members

Dr. Zila Rubab	Chairperson, CRC
Dr. Tayyaba	Secretary, CRC
Dr. Abbas Zafar	Dean, FHS
Dr. Talat Mirza	Executive Director, Research
Dr. Ejaz Vohra	Medicine
Dr. Ahmed Fawad	Urology
Dr. Mervyn Hussain	Dentistry
Dr. Bushra Waseem	Surgery
Dr. Fouzia Shaikh	Pathology
Dr. Farah Ahmed	CHS
Dr. Hasan Danish	CHS
Dr. Fasiha Sohail	Medicine
Dr. Habiba Sharaf	Obstetrics & Gynae
Dr. Zulfiqar Umrani	Director, ORIC
Dr. Inayat Ali Khan	Emergency Medicine
Dr. Shua Nasir	Emergency Medicine
Dr. Tahmeena Tabish	Speech Language Therapist
Dr. Owais Ismail	Pharmacology
Dr. Haris	Surgery
Dr. Nadeem Baloch	Orthopaedics