IRB Training

 

IRB Forms and Samples

Institutional Review Board Members

Board Meeting Schedule

IRB Policies and Procedures - Updated January, 2017

I.  Administration

Background and Principles

Governmental Oversight and Regulations

IRB Scope and Authority

Noncompliance

Roles and Responsibilities (Institution and IRB)

Board Composition
IRB Meetings

 

II. IRB Review Process and Considerations

Which Projects Require Review

Class Projects

Key Personnel and Training

Study Site Cooperation

Application & Screening Process

Review Process

Inter-Institutional Research and Unaffiliated Researchers

Participants
Risks and Benefits

Privacy and Confidentiality

Recruitment
Consent

Compensation of Participants

Special Populations

Research with Children & Youth

Research in K-12 Educational Settings

Research Using Existing or Secondary Data

 

III. After Approval

Continuing Review and Project Closure

Study Modifications

Reporting Problems

 

General Questions

You have submitted your IRB Application. What happens next?

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Archived IRB Manual

Policies & Procedures for Protections of Human Research Participants - 2011 webpages

 

Resources for Researchers

Primer for Reporting Data while Maintaining Confidentiality - This is Chapter 2 of a report by the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology that describes how to protect confidentiality or privacy of participants when reporting statistical data from research studies.

2017 edition of the International Compilation of Human Research Standards - The Compilation features listings of over 1,000 laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subject protections in 113 countries, as well as standards issued by a number of international and regional organizations.

Questions concerning processing of IRB protocols or research projects involving human subjects should be directed to the IRB Administrator Anita Gordon, Director of Research Ethics, anita.gordon@uni.edu or 319-273-6148.