The ADEPT committee is an independent body of experts commissioned by the Respiratory Effectiveness Group (REG) to govern the standard of research conducted on internationally renowned databases. The ADEPT committee comprises of scientists with statistical and epidemiological experience, members with specific database related expertise, and independent clinical experts adhering to UK standards.
The ADEPT committee have been commissioned to govern research conducted on databases across the world including:
- Optimum Patient Care Research Database (OPCRD)
- Implementing Helping Asthma in Real Patients Database (iHARP)
- International Severe Asthma Registry (ISAR)
- Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
The ADEPT review process involves evaluation of database protocols in terms of their fulfilment of the following key criteria:
- Practice and patient confidentiality will be maintained
- The means by which confidentiality is maintained is clearly described
- There is a well-defined hypothesis or clear question to be addressed
- The database proposed are suitable for the research
- The methodology is considered appropriate and ensures patient confidentiality at all times
- There is scientific and academic rigor
- There are no sections of the protocol which would necessitate formal ethics approval where none has been sought
- The team are experienced in real-life research, or are supported by experts with relevant real-life expertise
For further details on the ADEPT process, please download the Standard Operating Procedure, effectective from January 2022
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Submitting an ADEPT application
Applications may be submitted to the ADEPT Secretariat at any time. Please ensure you submit all required documentation:
Step 1: Finalise study protocol, obtain a short curriculum vitae of the primary investigator
Step 2a: Complete an application form for the study and send by email, form available here
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Step 2b: Submit the study protocol, primary investigator CV and application form through the online form
SUBMIT ADEPT APPLICATION
