Reporting Procedure for Researchers Accessing the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank

Researchers accessing the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank are required to provide a number of reports over the course of their projects.

For full requirements and to see copies of all the reports described below see the Forms section of this web site.

Annual Progress Reports

Researchers will be required to provide a brief annual report indicating the progress of their research detailing any participation by Bank volunteers, outcomes achieved, details regarding the use of the supplied samples/data, including whether the study is continuing and the anticipated date of completion.

Final Report

At the completion of the study, researchers are required to provide a Final Report.

Quality Assurance Reporting

At the completion of the study, researchers will be posted a Quality Assurance Questionnaire that they will be asked to complete and return to the Bank. The purpose of this questionnaire is to assess how well their project was serviced by the Bank and to identify any problems that may be addressed and improved upon in future.

Renewal of Volunteer Access

Researchers seeking to recruit Bank volunteers for other studies will initially be granted a twelve month period of access, renewable for one further twelve month term. In order to renew access for this second twelve month term, researchers will need to submit a Renewal of Volunteer Access form to the Manager and this will be reviewed by the Access Committee. Further access for the same study beyond this time will require an entirely new application, following the procedures outlined in this web site.

Researchers will be contacted by the Bank regarding renewal of approved projects.