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Approval bodies for health research
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The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REC) must grant approval in advance for medical and health research on humans, human biological material or health information.
External approval bodies for health research
| Type of research project | Approval body |
|---|---|
| Medical and health research | The regional committee for medical and health research ethics (REC) |
| Research on human subjects | The regional committee for medical and health research ethics (REC) |
| Research in which medicines, dietary supplements, herbal remedies or other substances are taken | Regional committee for medical and health research ethics (REC) and Statens legemiddelverk [the Norwegian Medicines Agency] |
| Research on human biological material | The regional committee for medical and health research ethics (REC) |
| Establishment of a health register that does not take place in connection with a specific research project | The Norwegian Data Protection Authority |
| Research that involves the use of radiation on human subjects | Regional committee for medical and health research ethics (REC) and Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) |
| Research on personal health data that falls outside the scope of medical and health research | Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD) |
| Health research that involves the medical use of biotechnology, etc., where findings with health implications for the participant are expected or where there are plans to provide feedback of information to the participant. | The regional committee for medical and health research ethics (REC) and the Norwegian Directorate of Health (Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board - Bioteknologirådet, formerly Bioteknologinemda) |