MARCO CONCEPTUAL

LOCAL RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE

10 June 1997

Ms Nisha Gupta

Dear Ms Gupta

WHOOl/97: Stress, Coping and Adjustment in Parental Primary Carers of Adults with Challenging Behaviour

Thank you for your letter of 5 June 1997 in which you detail the amendments to the above study. These amendments address the Committee’s concerns and I am therefore pleased to confirm that your study has full LREC approval.

Yours sincerely

Pauline Southworth (Mrs)

Chairman

West Herts Community Health NHS Trust Local Research Ethics Committee

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Ms. N isha Gupta --- C l i n i c a l P s y c h o lo g is t in T r a in in g Sub-Departm ent o f C l i n i c a l H ea lth P sy ch o lo g y U n iv e r s it y C o lle g e London Gower S t r e e t London WCIE 6BT Dear Ms. Gupta,

The R. & D. Forum r e c e iv e d your A p p lic a tio n t o ca r ry o u t Study on "STRESS,

COPING AND ADJUSTMENT IN PARENTAL PRIMARY CARERS OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH

CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR".

I n o te t h a t E t h ic a l Approval has been g iv e n by U.C.L.

P le a s e f in d e n c lo s e d A p p lic a tio n Form t o subm it your P r o p o s a l.

On th e w h o le, th e Group were i n t e r e s t e d in your P r o j e c t and would have no o b j e c t i o n s fo r i t t o be c a r r ie d o u t w it h in our T ru st a s lo n g a s you l i a i s e w ith r e s p o n s ib le P r o f e s s i o n a ls w it h in th e T r u s t , as you a re n o t d i r e c t l y em ployed by u s .

Mrs. J a n e t W ilby, Community S i s t e r , fo r th e same a rea i s q u i t e i n t e r e s t e d in t h i s f i e l d , and I would s u g g e s t t h a t you d i r e c t l y l i a i s e w ith h er a t th e f o llo w in g a d d r e ss:

Mrs. J a n e t W ilby Community S i s t e r

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CHAIRMAN OF N .P .T . RESEARCH FORUM CULYER LEAD

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Nisha Gupta

Clinical Psychologist in Training University College London

Sub-Department o f Clinical Health Psychology Gower Street

LONDON W C 1E 6B T 26 March 1997

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your letter received by me on 20 March outlining your research project which I have kept in my files.

My best wishes for the successful completion and publication o f this project.

Yours faithfully

Dr C B Karki Medical Director

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Ms N isha Gupta

Clinical Psychologist in Training

Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology University College Gower Street London WCIE 6BT Dear Ms Gupta RREC 1268 - S tr e ss, c o p in g a n d a d ju s tm e n t in p a r e n ta l p r im a r y c a r e r s o f y o u n g a d u lts w ith c h a lle n g in g b e h a v io u r .

I am writing to inform you that the above study has been considered and approved by Chairman’s Action.

Please note the following conditions which form part of this approval:

[1] T h is a p p ro v a l is for o n e y e a r o n ly . For projects with an expected

duration of more than one year, a letter from the principal investigator will be required in order to further extend consent. This will enable the Committee to maintain a full record of research.

[2] Any changes to the protocol m ust be notified to the Committee. Such

changes may not be implemented without the Committee’s approval.

[31 The Committee should be notified immediately of any serious adverse

events or if the entire study is terminated prematurely.

[4] You are responsible for consulting with colleagues and/or other groups who

may be involved or affected by the research, e.g., extra work for laboratories. Approval by the Committee for your project does not remove your responsibility to negotiate such factors with your colleagues.

[5] You m ust ensure that nursing and other staff are made aware that research

in progress on patients with whom they are concerned has been approved by the Committee.

[6] Pharmacy must be told about any drugs and all drug trials, and m u s t be given the responsibility of receiving and dispensing any trial drug.

[7] The Committee must be advised when a project is concluded and should be

sent one copy of any publication arising from your study, or a summary if there is to be no publication.

May I take this opportunity to wish you well in your research. However, if any