HPSI Institutional Review Board

What We Do

In accordance with the “Research involving Human Subject: Guidelines for IRBs” released by the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) in November 2004, HPSI-IRB was formalised in 2012 to safeguard the rights, welfare and safety of human research subjects involved in HPSI’s research programmes. The HPSI-IRB is also compliant to the Ministry of Health’s Human Biomedical Research(HBR) framework.

HPSI Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The HPSI-IRB is comprised of a Chairperson and 9 members from Sport Singapore (SportSG), as well as external agencies/institutions involved in Sport Science, for a 2-year term. The list of the current HPSI-IRB members (commencing October 2023 to 30 September 2025) is shown below:

Chairman

Dr Ivy Lim
Associate Consultant
Changi Sports Medicine Centre
Changi General Hospital

Members

Dr Jason Chia
Head & Senior Consultant
Sports Medicine & Surgery Clinic
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

A/Prof. Chow Jia Yi
Associate Dean
Programme & Student Development
National Institute of Education

Mr Matthew James Wylde
Head
Sport Science
National Youth Sports Institute

Mr Lau Kok Keng
Head
Intellectual Property, Sports & Gaming
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Dr Alex Ong
Assistant Director / Principal Lecturer
Capability Development / Industry
Republic Polytechnic

Dr Suriya Prakaash
Head, Soldier Development Branch
Centre of Excellence for Soldier Performance
Ministry of Defence

Dr Low Chee Yong
Head
Sport Science and Medicine Centre
Singapore Sport Institute

Dr Abdul Rashid Aziz
Senior Technical Staff, Sport Physiology
Sport Science and Medicine Centre
Singapore Sport Institute

Dr Danny Lum
Team Lead, Strength and Conditioning
Sport Science and Medicine Centre
Singapore Sport Institute

Quorum for IRB Meeting

At least 5 Members present

• 1 Chairman

• 1 External Layperson

Contact Us

Please contact us for any queries: SPORT_SSI_Research@sport.gov.sg

Review Process and Timeline

Application Process

The flowchart below shows the typical process and timeline involved for each application submitted to HPSI-IRB. Do note that delays to approval can occur. Some of the common examples causing delay include:

• Incomplete submissions (Missing necessary documents, forms etc.)

• Clarifications and queries from the IRB to be addressed

An image of the review process flowchart.

Amendment Process

Researcher should be requesting for amendment when there is a change in:

• Protocol (design, methodology, procedures, etc.)*

• Number of participants and/or selection criteria

• Recruitment materials (flyers, emails, compensation, etc.)*

• Study materials (surveys, questionnaires, etc.)*

• Consent form*

• Research personnel

• Timeline*

Please ensure that all revised/new documents are submitted to HPSI-IRB with the changes highlighted.

An image of the amendment process flowchart.

Research Monitoring

The Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible to provide a status update to the HPSI-IRB Secretariat every 6 months (the last week of January and July each year). HPSI-IRB Secretariat will provide email reminders when the reporting date is due. Click here for more information on Periodic Update of Research

Contact Us

Please contact us for any queries: sport_ssi_research@sport.gov.sg