Abstract
Introduction: Student’s involvement in research activity is mandatory for physiotherapy undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses. Due to current advancement in science and technology, research has increased manifold in physiotherapy profession which strongly manifests the need of adapting GCP guidelines to develop and publish good quality research which can significantly contribute towards social needs. Various tools are available in research community to assess application of GCP guidelines in clinical and drug trials but there is no specific tool available to assess use of GCP guidelines in physiotherapy field. In physiotherapy institutes, academicians are pillars of research that will identify thrust areas of research. One of the major roles of academicians is to sensitize their students, the future researcher community about predatory journals, unethical research and publishing practices. As a physiotherapist, all of us have knowledge of research ethics and practices but sometimes we fail to apply it in real research scenario. Thus there is a need to design and develop a tool to assess application of GCP guidelines in practical situation and not merely testing theoretical knowledge. Methods: Cross sectional study carried out on physiotherapy academicians all over India included through snow ball sampling method. A questionnaire based on 4 basic ethical principles of research on human participants (ICMR 2017) was formulated. Validation was carried out by Delphi panel members like content experts, journal editor, researcher, epidemiologist, physiotherapist and experts from various fields. Controlled feedback provided to all panel members till consensus is achieved. The validated questionnaire was distributed to physiotherapy academicians via Google form. Each item will be analyzed using factor analysis to reach an agreement level. Results: Awaited. Conclusion: Awaited. Implications: This assessment tool will help to create awareness about practical ethics over theoretical knowledge in physiotherapy research and practice.
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