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Vardhman Mahavir Medical College: At a time when India is in the spotlight with the Athletics Integrity Unit upgrading India in the list of high-risk areas for doping, the Sports Authority of India has conducted a workshop to inculcate ethical sports science research as India gears up for hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2030.

The one-day Workshop on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) was successfully conducted at the Return to Play Division, Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, in a hybrid mode by the Sports Science Division (Erstwhile NCSSR) of Sports Authority of India (SAI), in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The workshop brought together researchers, support staff, and key stakeholders involved in sports and clinical/sports science research to enhance their understanding of ethical and regulatory frameworks governing human studies. Scientific sessions led by experts from ICMR covered critical areas such as ICH-GCP (E6) principles, ICMR Ethical Guidelines, provisions of NDCTR 2019, roles and responsibilities of investigators and Institutional Ethics Committees (IECs), informed consent processes, and management of serious adverse events (SAEs), SAI informed in a release on Tuesday.