1. Fill in Application Form
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2. Clinical Study Categorization Form
Instruction
Part I – Part VI
Clinical Study Categorization Form
The Application Form consists of:
Note to Users:
Fields mark with asterisk (*) are mandatory fields
User can use “Save” function to save the unfinished application for continuous action before submission
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After Application Management Team Member Form submitted, your new application form is created under “Draft”.
(Navigate to [Application] -> [Draft])
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4. Click to open Application Form under “Task” column.
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5. Choose your applying cluster.
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6. Check the checkbox of “Acknowledge of the Instruction” after read through the instruction and to proceed to next part of application form.
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7. Click the tabs at the bottom to fill in corresponding parts of the application form (Part I – Part VI).
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8. For Part VI – Table of Attachments
(Details refer to Quick User Guide “Upload Documents”)
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9. To Complete the Clinical Study Categorization Form by clicking Yes / No until
“ END ” shown in the last row (End of Categorization Form).
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10. After completed the application from, click “Submit” button to submit the application form to Cluster REC office for Research Ethics Review.
If any fields are found missing data against the validation of the Portal, alert message will pops up to notify the User and redirect to the specific page for missing field.
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11. After completed all missing fields, click “Submit” button and click “Yes” to confirm to the submission.
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12. The Portal does not require any electronic signature, instead a hardcopy of the application with handwritten signature are required to submit to Cluster RECs Office. User can use the “Print” function to print the application form with filled-in information in hard copy for PI signature.
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