R.D.Gardi Medical College,Ujjain

Protocol for Submitting Research Proposal/Synopsis

  1. Basic information:
  1. Details of the principal investigator/s :

(a)Name/s :

(b)Concerned department/s :

(c)Telephone number :

(d)Mobile number/s :

(e)Email :

  1. Details of the co-investigator/s :

(a)Name/s :

(b)Concerned department/s :

(c)Telephone number :

(d)Mobile number/s :

(e)Email :

  1. Details of the collaborator/s :

(a)Name/s :

(b)Concerned department/s :

(c)Telephone number :

(d)Fax :

(e)Mobile number/s :

(f)Email :

  1. Details of the Guide (For students) :

(a)Name/s :

(b)Concerned department/s :

(c)Telephone number :

(d)Mobile number/s :

(e)Email :

  1. Details of the Co-Guide (For students) :

(a)Name/s :

(b)Concerned department/s :

(c)Telephone number :

(d)Mobile number/s :

(e)Email :

  1. Details of the Sponsor/s and/or Funder/s :

(a)Name/s :

(b)Concerned department/s :

(c)Telephone number :

(d)Fax :

(e)Mobile number/s :

(f)Email :

  1. Date of submission to RGC/IEC :
  1. DETAILED INFORMATION OF THE STUDY :
  1. INTRODUCTION (Referenced) :
  2. General Introduction of the topic :
  3. What do you already know about the topic ?
  4. What is the gap in knowledge / understanding the problem ?
  5. What is the need to do the study ?
  1. GENERAL AIM/S OF THE PROJECT :
  2. What is the broad area you want to focus (based upon the gap identified in section 1.3) ?
  1. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE/S OF THE PROJECT :
  2. What is/are the specific question/s you want to address in the proposed research ? (based on section 1.3 and 3.1)
  1. MATERIALS AND METHODS (justify each sub-heading) :
  2. Where would you like to do the study?
  3. On whom would you like to do the study?
  4. On how many people would yo like to do the study? Show sample size estimation.
  5. How would you recruit the participants?
  6. What would be your Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria, if any?
  7. How would you exactly like to do the study? Explain the study in as much detail as possible but be specific and to the point!
  8. What are/will be the likely causes of bias in your study?
  9. How will you minimizing these biases?
  10. Would you need any funds for the study?
  11. If yes, how will you manage them?
  12. Will the research need any special facility / ies from the institute?
  13. Is the Institute ready to provide the facilities needed?
  14. Are the investigators suitable and sufficient to conduct this type of study?
  15. Do you need the involvement of any other special faculty and/or department?
  1. STATISTICAL METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS :
  2. What would be your study variable/parameters?
  3. What is your test hypothesis?
  4. Which statistical tools will you use for the analysis?
  5. What are the plans for data management?
  1. ETHICAL ISSUES:
  2. Risk Analysis :
  3. Potential Risk: Do you foresee any identifiable potential risk/s to the study participants which might be attributed to the study?
  4. Risk Minimization: If yes, have you include measures to tackle them in the proposal? Describe them, if yes. Reason out, if no.
  5. Potential Benefits: What potential benefits are anticipated to the study participants?
  6. Does the proposal require any warranty and/or insurance to be provided to the participants?
  7. Do you see any ethical issues that might come up for this study? Explain them and mention the way you are going to tackle them.
  8. Is the written Informed Consent needed?
  9. Are there any Conflicts of interest for any other investigators (s)
  1. MONITORING AND PUBLICATION PLAN:
  2. How will the research be monitored?
  3. How are the responsibilities shared between the investigators?
  4. What is the plan for keeping records and generating reports?
  5. What is the preliminary publication/dissemination plan?
  6. What will be the Authorship Selection Criteria for publication?
  1. PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR THE STUDY:

Please mention the brief timeline for completion of the study in the form of a Gantt Chart (

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