National Research Centre

Medical Research Ethics Committee

MREC Reviewer Comment

Protocol Title

Exploring the healing action of the topical hydrogel containing Ficus sycomorus extract in skin-wound rat model

Completely satisfied and informative data

Needs Explanation

Comments to the applicant

1.        Parts of the methodology are written in the past tense, why?

2.        Sample size is not clear

a.        What is the justification for the sample size of 30, and how was it calculated?

b.       In some parts it mentioned

       i.         Thirty female Wistar rats will be equally allocated into five groups

         ii.        “randomized into a group of five animals each”, with 5 groups the total is 25

                iii.       In another part “10 for acute dermal toxcity + 30 for experimental study”

Comment to the Committee

Informed consent form:

N/A

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