THE ETHICS COMMITTEE (SCHOOL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, RK UNIVERSITY), RECOGNIZED BY THE CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANIZATION (CDSCO), GOVT. OF INDIA, INVITES RESEARCH PROPOSALS FOR ETHICAL REVIEW

The first independent physiotherapy institute in India with a CDSCO – approved ethics committee (EC)

Advantages of seeking ethical approval from a CDSCO-approved EC

• Expert advice and single window clearance.
• Extension of support to qualitative researchers and practicing professionals.
• Higher odds of procuring financial support/research assistance from governmental and non-governmental organizations.
• Higher odds of getting manuscripts published in reputed journals with a Thomson-Reuters Impact Factor/ SCImago Journal Ranking.
• Further strengthening of patent applications and added security to intellectual property rights.
• Increased odds of getting registered in the Indian Council of Medical Research’s Clinical Trials Registry – India (CTRI).

USEFUL DOCUMENTS

Standard Operating Procedure – SOPT , RKU

INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Sr. No.	Name	Designation in the Ethics Committee	Qualification	Affiliation
1	Dr.Priyanshu Rathod	Member	MPT, PhD	School of physiotherapy , RK UniversityRajkot-Bhavnagar Highway,Rajkot -360020
2	Dr.Ankur Khant	Member	MPT	School of physiotherapy , RK UniversityRajkot-Bhavnagar Highway,Rajkot -360020
3	Dr. Ankur Parekh	Member secretary	MPT	School of physiotherapy , RK UniversityRajkot-Bhavnagar Highway,Rajkot -360020
4	Mr. Shabbir Lokhandawala	Legal adviser	B.com , LLB	Self Employeed,Handling Revenue and Civil Side of Law
9	Mr. Arvind Sorathiya	Lay person	B.A.	Shree Geliambe Stationers and Xerox,Amarnath Park ,Main Road, Kothariya,Ring road,Rajkot,Gujarat, India.