Table 1.

Research settings and names of ethics committees

Research setting	The name of ethics committee	Approve registration number
The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College	(2015)18
The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College	(2015)003
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University	Medical Ethic Committee of Beijing Friendship Hospital	2015–P2–081–01
Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital	IRB of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital	S2015–079–01
Fujian Provincial Hospital	Ethics Committee of Fujian Provincial Hospital	K2015–024–01
The First Hospital of Lanzhou University	Ethics Committee of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University	LDYYLL2015–0081
The First People's Hospital of Foshan	Medical Ethics Committee of the First People's Hospital of Foshan	(2015)26
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University	Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University	(2015)164
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University	Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University	(2015)18
The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University	Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University	(2015)56
Hainan General Hospital	Medical Ethics Committee of Hainan General Hospital	(2015)87
Hebei General Hospital	Hebei General Hospital Ethics Committee Application	(2015)17
Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University	IRB of Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University	2015NEC048
Henan Provincial People's Hospital	Medical Ethics Committee of Henan Provincial People's Hospital	(2015)29
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University	2015ZDSYLL044.0
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University	Ethics Committee of the second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University	2015–195
Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University	Ethics Committee of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University	2015K–023
Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University	Ethics Committee of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University	2015063
The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University	IRB of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University	15109
Xiangya Hospital, Central South University	Ethics Committee of Xiangya Hospital, Centre South University	201511120
The First Hospital of Jilin University	IRB of the First Hospital of Jilin University	(2015) 2015–203
Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University	Ethics Committee of Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University	2015ZDSYLL044.0
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University	IRB of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated Nanjing University Medical College	2015–108–01
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University	2015–SR–194
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University	(2015)026
The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University	Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University	(2015)2015–143–2
The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University	Medical Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University	(2015)003
General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University	Ethics Committee of General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University	2015–127
The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University	Medical Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University	(2015)001
Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University	Medical Ethics Committee of Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University	(2015)15
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University	Medical Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University	QYFYEC KY2015–001–005
First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University	Ethics Committee of First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University	(2015)Y09
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University	(2015)169
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital	Biomedical Ethics Committee of Shanghai Changzheng Hospital	2015SL023
Shanghai General Hospital	Shanghai General Hospital IRB	2015K058
West China Hospital, Sichuan University	West China Hospital, Sichuan University Clinical Trials and Biomedical Ethics Committee	(2015)198
Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital	The Ethics Committee of the Hospital of Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital	(2015)01
Tianjin Third Central Hospital	The Ethics Committee of Tianjin Third Central Hospital	TCH–YL–26
People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region	Medical Ethics Committee of People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region	ME–TBHP–2015–08
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University	20151023–05
The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University	Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University	(2015)L10
The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine	Ethics Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine	(2015)063
Zhejiang Hospital	Medical Ethics Committee of Zhejiang Hospital	(2015)24K
The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University	Medical Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University	(2015)20152701

IRB: Institutional Review Board.