Bienvenu, Jean-François
Bélanger, Patrick
Gaudreau, Éric
Provencher, Gilles
Fleury, Normand
Article History
Received: 28 September 2020
Revised: 12 January 2021
Accepted: 23 January 2021
First Online: 5 February 2021
Declarations
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: This study involves the use of human urine samples collected from multiple volunteer donors, including laboratory staff and members of their family. According to the rules and regulations concerning ethical review in Québec, particularly those specified in the Civil Code (ExternalRef removed) and in subsequent IRB practice, appropriate regulation was followed for the current project because it was considered as evaluation and therefore, no IRB was required.
: We obtained the consent of all participants (or parental consent in case of minors) to use the urine samples for method development and validation, and they may also be used for research and publications. Participants were protected by the removal of any personal identifiers that may have linked the participant to the donation. The samples were coded to maintain the anonymity of the participants and disconnect the identity of each participant from the data generated from their urine sample. Furthermore, all the staff members of the CTQ are required to sign a confidentiality agreement upon hiring.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.