Mind Australia Research and Evaluation Committee
Six Monthly Progress Report
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Mind Australia’s Research and Evaluation Committee’s (Committee) approval for the project is built on the
expectation that each six month, from the date that the support is given, a progress report is submitted by the
Principal Researcher (or delegate) to the Committee.
All sections (A, B and C) and all applicable questions are expected to be completed.
Upon completion of the project, a final report (separate template) must also be completed and submitted.
Please email your completed progress report and any attachments to [email protected]
The Committee would appreciate receiving permission to post any of the study’s newsletters, findings and
publications on the Mind website (please see Sections B (questions 2 and 3):
http://www.mindaustralia.org.au/about-mind/research.html
A.
Project Details
1.
Project title.
2.
If first progress report,
provide the Committee’s
approval date.
If other than above, date of
previous report to the
Committee.
3.
Research coordinator /
contact person
Date:
……………………………….
Date:
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Postal address:
B.
Progress Summary
1.
Project status
Provide applicable project dates:
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Project start date:
Recruitment of participants start date:
[Expected] recruitment completion date:
Data collection start date:
[Expected] data collection completion date:
If applicable , please state if the project has been:
Terminated?
Abandoned?
Not begun?
If commencement has been significantly delayed, is the information
submitted earlier to the Committee still current?
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2.
3.
Interim results -available?
If yes, please provide details (and/or attached results):
Has the Committee the
study’s permission to
publish on the Mind
website?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Have any interim results
been published?
Please list publications:
Has the Committee the
study’s permission to
publish this listing on the
Mind website?
4.
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Recruitment of
participants
If not applicable, please go to Question 5.
Total number of participants recruited? [insert number recruited]
Recruitment completed?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Participant involvement completed? Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Delays in recruitment?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
[please provide details / will this affect study outcomes]
Number of participants who have withdrawn from study?
[please provide numbers and reasons for withdrawal]
5.
Projects not recruiting
participants
Total number of samples/records accessed? [insert total]
C.
Conduct of Research
1.
Amendments
If in this reporting period there have been changes to project methodology,
recruitment strategy or documentation, please provide details:
Have these changes been submitted to the Ethics Committee for review?
If Yes, please provide summary/response, and attach Changes and forward
as part of this report
If No, please explain why not?
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2.
Participant Information
and Consent Forms
(PICFs)
Have participants been given a copy of the signed PICF?
Yes
No
Do not fill in if study does
not involve recruitment of
participants using a PICF
3.
Have all participants been
remunerated (as per the
original study
application)?
How many participants
have been remunerated
during this reporting
period?
4.
Project issues/concerns –
with relevance for Mind.
[please provide details]
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
[insert number]
In this reporting period have there been any adverse incidents or ethically
significant issues that are of relevance to Mind, or may have future
consequences for Mind.
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
If Yes, please provide details:
5.
General feedback to the
Committee
In addition to the information above, would you like to share with the
Committee:
a) Any other information relevant to the project?
b) Future project developments?
Thank you
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[email protected] | www.mindaustralia.org.au