Abstract

The UMB Sustained Research Ethics Training and Capacity Building Program in Nigeria (STRETCH) Program builds on the outstanding work done in the last 6 years in developing a health research ethics system for Nigeria and other West African countries. The preliminary work which focused on general research ethics capacity building and improvement of awareness of health research ethics will be consolidated into a program that elevates the standard of research ethics review in Nigeria to cover research in vulnerable populations and special circumstances. Specific guidelines will be developed and training in implementing these guidelines will be provided. Innovations in this project include targeted recruitment of women and Muslim scholars in order to improve their representation in the global bioethics discourse, training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), and embedding research ethics students' projects within ongoing research and prevention programs.

Public Health Relevance

The UMB 'Sustained Research Ethics Training and Capacity Building Program in Nigeria' (STRETCH) Program builds on previously funded ethics capacity building project in West Africa to advance the quality of research ethics review particularly with respect to research among vulnerable populations. It also expands training in responsible conduct of research for biomedical researchers in Nigeria.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25TW007091-11
Application #
8850927
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Program Officer
Sina, Barbara J
Project Start
2004-07-01
Project End
2017-05-31
Budget Start
2015-06-01
Budget End
2017-05-31
Support Year
11
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Maryland Baltimore
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
188435911
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21201

  Publications

Princewill, Chitu Womehoma; Jegede, Ayodele S; Nordström, Karin et al. (2017) Factors Affecting Women's Autonomous Decision Making In Research Participation Amongst Yoruba Women Of Western Nigeria. Dev World Bioeth 17:40-49
Fayemi, Ademola Kazeem; Macaulay-Adeyelure, O C (2016) Decolonizing Bioethics in Africa. BEOnline 3:68-90
Ewuoso, Cornelius (2016) A Systematic Review of the Management of Incidental Findings in Genomic Research. BEOnline 3:1-21
Ebunoluwa, Oduwole O; Kareem, Fayemi A (2016) Ethics of trial drug use: to give or not to give? BEOnline 3:22-40
Jegede, Ayodele Samuel; Adegoke, Olufunke Olufunsho (2016) Advance Directive in End of Life Decision-Making among the Yoruba of South-Western Nigeria. BEOnline 3:41-67
Fagbemiro, Lawrence; Adebamowo, Clement (2014) Knowledge and attitudes to personal genomics testing for complex diseases among Nigerians. BMC Med Ethics 15:34
Williams, John R; Sprumont, Dominique; Hirtle, Marie et al. (2014) Consensus standards for introductory e-learning courses in human participants research ethics. J Med Ethics 40:426-8
Adewole, Isaac; Martin, Damali N; Williams, Makeda J et al. (2014) Building capacity for sustainable research programmes for cancer in Africa. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 11:251-9
Adebamowo, Clement; Bah-Sow, Oumou; Binka, Fred et al. (2014) Randomised controlled trials for Ebola: practical and ethical issues. Lancet 384:1423-4
Ogunrin, Olubunmi A; Ogundiran, Temidayo O; Adebamowo, Clement (2013) Development and pilot testing of an online module for ethics education based on the Nigerian National Code for Health Research Ethics. BMC Med Ethics 14:1

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