Request regarding specimen storage and use of specimens and medical information
- Our hospital was established as a research institute for medical research to advance better medical care, and we conduct research and development into elucidating the pathogenesis of diseases and new diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive methods.
- We carefully manage the valuable samples and information we obtain from our patients during the course of their daily medical care. These samples and information, such as blood, urine, and tissue samples remaining after testing, as well as accompanying medical and follow-up information, may be used for research purposes in accordance with national guidelines.
- All research using samples and information is conducted by our hospital at the planning stage.Medical Ethics CommitteeBased on national guidelines, the research will be reviewed and confirmed to ensure that your personal confidentiality and human rights are fully protected. Research will only be conducted if it has been approved by the committee and permitted by the hospital director.Explanation 1＞
- When research results are presented at academic conferences or in papers, or when provided to external collaborative research institutions, each patient will be kept anonymous and personal information will not be made public.
- If you do not agree to these points, please feel free to contact the initial consultation reception or after-hours reception.
- Even if you do not make the above request, you can later inquire about the use of your samples and information in our research or request that we stop using them.
Disclosure of information regarding life science and medical research involving human subjects
The following link will take you to Kitano Hospital.Medical Ethics CommitteeWe publish information about clinical research that has been reviewed and approved by the WHO and is currently underway. If there is a study that interests you, click on the PDF icon displayed in the list to check the details. You can also search by entering your medical department, etc. in the "Text Search" field and clicking the "Execute Search" button. If you do not want your information to be used in research, please contact the contact information listed in each information disclosure document. Please rest assured that even if you make a request, you will not suffer any disadvantage in your medical practice.Explanation 2＞
Announcement of serious non-compliances regarding clinical research at our hospital
What is a major nonconformity?
clinical research method
Anything that affects the human rights or safety of the subjects or the progress of the research or the reliability of the results.
Ethical Guidelines for Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects
Anything that deviates from these guidelines so significantly that ethical appropriateness and scientific rationality are impaired.
However, in the following cases, the degree of non-compliance is considered to be serious, regardless of the content of the research.
- When research is conducted without the approval of the ethical review committee or the head of the research institution.
- If research is conducted without following the necessary informed consent procedures
- When fabrication or falsification of research results is discovered, which undermines the reliability of the research content
- When a report is received regarding "Leakage of Research-Related Information" as set forth in Chapter 6, Section 11-1(3) of the Guidelines
If a "major non-conformity" occurs at our hospital, we will make an announcement below.
"Serious non-conformity" that occurred at our hospital
*Currently unavailable.
