Quoted from the NIH OER Glossary & Acronym List.
For additional information, see the Guidance for Valid Analysis reporting in ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH Policy and Guidelines on The Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research and SF424 (R&R) - Version E General Instructions.
Quoted from "Health Economics Information Resources: A Self Study Course" (Module 1, part 2).
An SRG vertebrate animal concern:
Sources: NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-10-027 and NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-10-049.
Provide a concise description of the proposed procedures to be used that involve vertebrate animals. Identify the species, strains, ages, sex, and total number of animals by species to be used. If dogs or cats are proposed, provide the source of the animals.
Provide justification that the species are appropriate for the proposed research. Explain why the research goals cannot be accomplished using an alternative model (e.g., computational, human, invertebrate, in vitro).
Describe the interventions to minimize discomfort, distress, pain, and injury. These include analgesia, anesthesia, sedation, palliative care, and humane endpoints.
Provide a justification for methods of euthanasia that are not consistent with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals.
For additional information, visit the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare – Vertebrate Animals Section webpage and the "General Instructions for NIH and Other PHS Agencies SF424(R&R) Application Packages" sections G.210 - PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement Form and G.220 - R&R Other Project Information Form.
For additional information, visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website.
For additional information, visit the eRA Virtual Meeting webpage.