Announcement of the Research Ethics Committee
Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Trang

Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Trang, has established a policy requiring research involving human participants to comply with international research ethics guidelines, with particular emphasis on protecting participants’ rights, dignity and safety. The College has also appointed a Research Ethics Committee to review and approve research projects.

To ensure the quality and efficiency of research implementation, the Committee hereby announces the following categories of research projects that may be submitted for Full Board Review:

1. Research Involving Human Participants with Moderate or High Risk

Research projects involving risks greater than those ordinarily encountered by members of the general public in daily life.

2. Research Involving Vulnerable or Disadvantaged Participants

Research involving vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals requires particular care, especially experimental research, quasi-experimental research, action research and research with complex designs. These groups include:

2.1 Patients with psychiatric disorders.

2.2 Children under 18 years of age.

2.3 Older adults with memory impairment.

2.4 Patients with dementia.

2.5 Service staff working in nightlife venues and bath-and-massage establishments.

2.6 People with intellectual disabilities or attention-deficit disorders.

2.7 Patients with serious infectious diseases.

2.8 Ethnic and/or religious minorities.

2.9 Detainees, suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings.

2.10 Gamblers and service staff working in gambling establishments.

2.11 People with disabilities.

2.12 Male and female sex workers.

2.13 People of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.

2.14 Pregnant women.

2.15 Migrants, displaced persons and migrant workers.

2.16 Military conscripts.

2.17 People with drug dependence.

This announcement shall take effect immediately.

Dr. Phatcharapon Tulyakul
Chair, Research Ethics Committee
Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Trang