Groot Kormelinck, Claudia M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-0738
van Teunenbroek, Charlotte F.
Kollen, Boudewijn J.
Reitsma, Margreet
Gerritsen, Debby L.
Smalbrugge, Martin
Zuidema, Sytse U.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Article History
Received: 4 October 2018
Accepted: 16 September 2019
First Online: 12 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The medical ethics committee of the University Medical Center Groningen concluded that the Reducing Inappropriate psychotropic Drug use (RID) study (number 2016.094) does not fall within the scope of Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO) because residents will not be directly involved. Given the absence of risks, no data monitoring committee will be involved. The study will be conducted in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki and the law for the protection of personal information [,]. Participation will require that written informed consent is obtained. The informed consent form we will use has been approved by the medical ethics committee of the University Medical Center Groningen. Any modifications to the protocol that may affect the conduct of the study will be notified to the medical ethics committee of the University Medical Center Groningen, and we will ensure that their approval is granted before implementation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.