As of January 13, 2020, each new patient registering for the first time at the Radboudumc is actively asked for consent to use his/her residual biomaterial, clinical imaging and medical data for scientific research. To date, there has been no major organizational obstacles in the implementation of this new consent procedure. However, its impact on available material and data is still under evaluation. In addition to quantitative analyses, qualitative research exploring underlying motivations of patients who consent or do not consent to the use of their material and data will also be performed. This feasibility study will be further expanded to assess the impact of the new consent procedure on vulnerable patient groups, i.e. children (<16 years old), acute care patients, and incapacitated patients.
For further information, please visit our website, “Use of medical data and leftover biomaterial” (available in Dutch only), or contact Dr. Jennifer Lutomski, project leader, at Jennifer.Lutomski@radboudumc.nl.
-
Want to know more about these subjects? Click on the buttons below for more news.
Related news items

National Biobanks & Collections day
19 October 2023The Health-RI Biobanks & Collections workgroup proudly announces the first National Biobanks & Collections Day. The meeting will take place on November 9 in Amsterdam.
read more
Quality certificate for the PBMC isolation method and cfDNA extraction method
8 August 2023Last year the Radboud Biobank participated for the first time in the IBBL Biospecimen Proficiency Testing program; an external quality assessment tool to verify the precision and accuracy of biospecimen testing methods and the efficiency of processing methods.
read more
TETRO-trial
30 March 2023The TETRO-trial is a study on a new treatment for compulsive/obsessive-compulsive disorder.
read more
Archipelago
30 March 2023Archipelago of Ovarian Cancer Research (AOCR) is a national platform for centralizing and expanding scientific research into ovarian cancer.
read more
Theme Biobank and collections of Health RI launched a new project to develop a novel Dutch Biobank Standard
30 March 2023In February 2023 the theme Biobanks and Collections of Health-RI launched a new project entitled: “Dutch biobanking standard: towards harmonized, evidence-based collection, processing and storage of human biomaterials”.
read more
Health-RI receives definitive follow-up funding from the National Growth Fund
30 March 2023The full funding of a total of 69 million euros has been definitively awarded to Health-RI, the national health data infrastructure for research and innovation.
read more