National Kidney and Transplant Institute(NKTI)

Im Jan Erck A. Labasan grade 12 student at San Francisco Highschool I would like to have a permission to conduct a research with patients with kidney failure. Our research title is (Correlational Study of Diet and Lifestyle Among Patients with Kidney Failure: Impact on Disease Progression) to approve this research title our teacher at PR 2 told that we must find out first if its possible to conduct this research in this place. Am Hoping that you will give as permission to conduct this research. (Our Updated Id is not yet given)

October 2, 2023

Dear JAN ERCK LABASAN,

I refer to my letter of Sep 29, 2023 09:51:05 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Quantitative Research.

What specific information do you need for your study?

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU5LVEktNTI0NzY2NTY0Mjg3DA, for request with ticket number #NKTI-524766564287, to respond.

During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Dec 25, 2023 10:08:39 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Francos Gerardo Angeles
FOI Officer

Hi sorry for late response, So the specific study we want to conduct is the correlational of diet and lifestyle among patients with chronic kidney disease. We are going to ask some survey or questionnaires in patients what are they usually eating or diets and the lifestyle if they're  smoking or they sleeping schedule. We are still thinking what are the questions we would like to ask to the patients but we are only asking those who are willing to be ask we are not going to force anyone and We would like to see the medical record of the patients that we interview to see the progression of the chronic kidney disease if by any chance that we cant get the medical record we would like to know if there is any methods  that we can see the progression of chronic kidney disease  to the patients that we interview. We are hoping for approval of FOI . As a grade 12 student of San Francisco High School we will do our best to conduct this research in NKTI hospital. (Team D: Dream Team Researchers)

October 17, 2023

Dear Sir JAN ERCK,

Thank you for your request dated Sep 29, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Quantitative Research.

Response to your request

I referred your FOI to our Research Office and they recommended that you write a letter of request for patient research / survey to NKTI as this is a research / survey in nature and not just an FOI.

Kindly address your letter to -

Dr Concesa C. Casasola
Acting Deputy Executive Director for Education, Training 
        and Research Services
NKTI

Email your letter in pdf to [email protected]

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to  [email protected]. 

Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Francos Gerardo Angeles
NKTI FOI Officer