This page contains a list of approved (field trials, clinical trials, selected interventional and other studies. Summary of the project, Approval Letter, Participant Information Sheet (PIS) and other relevant documents of those trials are available here. The main objectives of publishing the information are to facilitate community engagement, the participant information and prevent public misguidance. These documents are made available on the web with the good intention of the benefit of participants, concerned community and researchers. Therefore, ERC expects responsible behaviour from the users.
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If you have any complaints about any of the research approved by ERC (may not be listed on this page) or its conduct please contact: Secretary, Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Phone / Fax: +94(0)25 2053633 (please contact during working hrs 8 am – 4 pm) E-mail: ethicsreviewcommittee@gmail.com |
Further information on these projects may be available at Sri Lanka Clinical Trial Registry (SLCTR) web site (https://slctr.lk/) |
ERC Number |
Title of the Research Project and Documents |
ERC/2018/07 |
Estimating the role of alcohol in rural Sri Lanka injury – baseline data for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2018/21 | A stepped wedge trial of the scaling up of a community-based alcohol education program in rural Sri Lankan villages and its effects on alcohol use, and associated harms, depression and social capital.
Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2018/24 |
A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of activated charcoal in paracetamol overdose. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2018/30 |
Cluster randomized controlled trial to determine whether pesticide vendor training reduces pesticides self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2018/44 |
Effects of Hibiscus rosasinensis on Postprandial Blood Glucose and Blood Pressure – An interventional study. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2018/54 |
Preoperative education about the surgery and anesthetic methods of the elective surgical patients in teaching hospital anuradhapura, has an effect on the level of anxiety – intervensional study. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2019/31 |
Effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on psychological and psychological parameters in pregnant women in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2019/50 |
Comparison of the bedside coagulation assays for detecting venom induced consumption coagulopathy. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/04 |
Effect of different types of commercially available dinner food on fasting blood glucose level and triacylglycerol (TAG) level. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/12 |
Testing the efficacy of Indian Polyvalent and Australian Polyvalent Antivenoms in neutralizing the pro-coagulant effects of viper venoms from Sri Lanka. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/16 |
Investigation of the efficacy of antivenoms for treating systematic myotoxicity in snake envenoming. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/27 |
Effect of music on short term memory of 2018/2019 year medical undergraduates in Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/36 |
Exploring the immune modulatory effects of an ayurvedic medication regimen. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/42 |
Lived experience of Sri Lankans hospitalized with COVID 19: a mixed method study. Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS |
ERC/2020/80 |
Two centre double-blind (treating clinicians and assessors) randomized parallel-group phase 1/2 proof-of-concept clinical trial on effectiveness and safety of Sri Weera Badhra Dhamma Prathishakthi Jeewa Panaya© (SWDP©) for mild to moderate symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 patients: TEAM-SL (Trial for Efficacy of Alternative Medicine in COVID)] Summary of the project | Approval Letter | PIS | Decision Letter | Press Release |