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Guidelines Moh Research

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Form 1

Ministry of Health
Health Research Committee
Application for Approval of Research Proposal

Official Use only Date of receipt: ID number:


Research Area:
Referee 1: Referee 2:
Committee Approval: F Yes F No Date:

1. Name of the Principal Investigator and institutional affiliation:


Full name
Occupation
Department
Full postal address of the Principal Investigator:

Telephone (office): Telephone (mobile):


Fax: e-mail:
2. Name and signature of other investigators:
1. Full name: e-mail:
Tel(mobile): Signature:
2. Full name: e-mail:
Tel(mobile): Signature:
3. Full name: e-mail:
Tel(mobile): Signature:
4. Full name: e-mail:
Tel(mobile): Signature:
I confirm that I have read and understood all the regulations of the Ministry of Health Medical
Research Committee. I also accept responsibility for any irregularity against the MOH rules and
regulations related to research & patient care.
Principal Investigator Signature:
Department Chairperson name & signature:

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Research Proposal Format

Title of the project: (the title should be comprehensive, covering the main study
objective(s) and study area)
Background: (Literature review of previous studies on the subject; and justification of
the study by stating the problem and its public health importance)
1. Statement of the problem
2. Significance of the problem
3. Objectives of the study:
General objective: (the purpose of the study and goal that you need to achieve)
Specific objectives: (details of the general objective)
Materials and methods: (the research methods that could best achieve the study
objectives)
• Study area/setting: (describe the area or setting where the
study will be conducted)
• Study subjects: (eligibility and exclusion criteria of the
study subjects)
• Study design: (mention the type of study design eg cross-
sectional, case-control, intervention study, etc..)
• Sample size: (mention the input criteria for sample size
estimation. This might need the expertise of an
epidemiologist)
• Sampling technique: (mention the sampling technique that
will be used in order to obtain a representative sample for
your target population. This might need the expertise of an
epidemiologist)
Data Collection methods, instruments used, measurements
(Describe the instruments to be used for data collection (questionnaire, observation
recording form, etc..).
Data management and analysis plan: (Describe the overall plan and tests used for data

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analysis and the statistical package used)
Implications of study results to population health and health system policy in
Bahrain (Expected results and potential contribution of the project to the decision
making related to health care and policy in Bahrain)
Bibliographic references mention at least 10 recent articles relevant to the study subject
and enumerated according to their order of appearance in the text. (Exception to this is
when the subject is in a new field)
Ethical Consideration:
1. Informed consent form (If needed, please attach extra documents)
2. Institutional ethical clearance(the ethical clearance of the Ministry of Health –
Bahrain is required)
3. Other funding agency (specify if your study funded by another funding agency other
than MOH)
• Research reports: (The final report should be submitted in the form of scientific
article).
• Mechanisms to ensure implementation of research results in the health policy
of the Ministry of Health.
• Strategies to enhance the dissemination and utilization of results.

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Budget Bahraini Dinars
Budget breakdown Total Budget Budget
Budget requested requested
requested from MOH from other
sources
1. Manpower*

Total Manpower

2. Services
a. Laboratory
b. Radiology
c. Others (please specify)

Total Services

3. Supplies and Equipment

Total supplies
4. Others
Patients Cost
Training
Others (please, specify and justify)

Total Other
GRAND TOTAL
* Funds allocated to the research team should not exceed 30% of the budget.

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