While Conducting a Research Study, the Researcher Creates a Table

While conducting a research study, the researcher creates a table of new health data based on patient responses. Which action by the researcher is correct?

A) Asking the patients' nurses if the data appears to be correct and then document it was validated
B) Validating the data with laboratory results in the patients' medical records that are not part of the study
C) Gaining permission from the patients to use the data and discussing who will receive it
D) Sharing the data with the patients' health care providers to improve care