Ethics and Compliance Online System
Account Registration
New users must register for an ECOS account before they can access the system. Click here for the account registration guide.
IRB
For more information, please click here for IRB Submissions and here for IRB Resources.
Minimum Training
Researchers who conduct Human Subject Research must meet the minimum requirements stipulated.
Researchers would be required to submit their minimum training certifications under the User Profile page. After the submission, the institution's Minimum Training Secretariat would complete the check and issue the researchers with the label of the type of studies that the researchers can conduct. The table below shows the training certifications required for the different type of studies.
Clinical Research Management System (CRMS)
Researchers can utilise this new research toolkit to record, plan and track the administrative activities of a clinical research study, e.g. regulatory authority submissions and outcomes, key contact personnel, funding and agreement information, milestones achieved, recruitment progress, research participant status and visit planning. The CRMS module also functions as a user management system to control the access of Study Team Members, Study Administrators and Study Sponsors to the CRMS and/or IRB module. Data entered in the CRMS can be extracted for trending and reporting purposes at the site, study, department, institution and/or cluster level. Researchers are strongly encouraged to take full advantage of this module to maintain a good oversight of their clinical research projects.
Compliance
For research conducted in SingHealth, the PI Self-Assessment Form (PISAF) for PI to assess the extent of compliance in accordance to required law, regulations and institution policies will be completed on ECOS.
Quality (Monitoring and Audit)
The Quality module incorporates the Monitoring and Audit functions. With this module available on ECOS, Monitoring and Audit process workflows will be carried out by the relevant individuals involved in the monitoring/auditing of the research. Related activities such as visit planning/confirmation, monitoring plan and monitoring/audit report generation, as well as monitoring/audit findings and follow-up can all be done on one platform.
ECOS-Related Training Materials
The SingHealth Research Integrity, Compliance and Ethics (RICE) hosted a series of trainings in preparation for the launch of ECOS.
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| The New IRB Application Form and Minimum Training Requirements | Download |
| Navigating the Ethics & Compliance Online System (ECOS) | Download |
| Navigating the New IT Platform: ECOS- Clinical Research Management System (CRMS) | Download |
| Navigating the Compliance Module: DNC & SAE Review by RI | Download |
| Navigating the Monitoring Module | Download |
| Navigating the PI Self-Assessment Form (PISAF) | Download |
Questions & Answers from the following trainings:
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| Mastering IRB Submissions: Key Points to Note for Effective Response | Download |
- Recordings (Kindly note that these are available for SingHealth staff only, please search for training title on the e-learning portal for self-enrolment. Click here for self-enrolment instructions)
| Course Name | Course Description |
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| The New IRB Application Form and Minimum Training Requirements |
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| Navigating the Ethics & Compliance Online System (ECOS) |
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