a document comprising the consent of the research participant, as drafted by the researcher and approved by the RNEC and which bears the signatures of both the researcher and the research participant.
information pertaining to the research participant, including his or her identification, responses to questionnaires, indicators, audio or video recordings, samples or such other item which was subject to data collection.
Empirical facts on data analysis which are published in the light of terms of the research protocol.
A practical and normative behaviour based on principles which define professional conduct during research work;
Consent of the research participant after being informed and having understood the aim and methodology of the research, his or her contribution, potential consequences and advantages arising from the research.
actions undertaken to produce or develop scientific knowledge and operational framework of those actions.
A Rwandan or a foreigner with research expertise, either as an individual, a pool, an institute or an organ with legal personality.
A person who consents by himself or herself or through a representative, to be subject to a research.
a living person, a human foetus or a body of a deceased person which may be subject to a research.
a person who has no capacity to make consent to participate in research because of his or her age, his or her physical or social condition or obstacles based on his or her limited knowledge about the field of research in which he or she is going to participate, or such other person, as may be approved by the RNEC.
A document indicating the structure of research, its methodology, the researcher and the research participant, scope of the study, research budget, research duration and modalities for the respect of research principles and ethics.
A developing human being from eight (8) weeks after conception to birth.