The IRB determines, for each protocol it reviews, which of the following elements and disclosures must be included in the informed consent process. Investigators can avoid delay in the review process ...

1. Investigators have not completed required CITI training courses/ modules. See the HRPP Required Training webpage for guidance. Note that if you have taken a CITI course elsewhere, you must ...

All submissions requiring IACUC review are assigned for review as they are received. Most protocols are reviewed and approved via designated member review (DMR), which allows approval once all review ...

A protocol deviation or violation is any departure from the study procedures or treatment plans as specified in the IRB-approved protocol. Protocol deviations occur when an investigator does not ...

Background: Consent forms have become too long and often do little to help people understand the risk elements of their participation in research, instead focusing on risk reduction for research ...

If you are currently conducting non-exempt research on human subjects that has been approved by CU Boulder's IRB, your protocol is subject to on-site reviews. The purpose of this review program is to ...

What if I told you that there was a plant that could be used to treat diabetes, liver problems, ulcers, leukemia, and malaria? Understandably, you would want that plant to be studied and turned into ...

This spring, MEDLab kicked off a new project aimed at building dispute protocols for diverse communities to facilitate accountability, repair, and organizational sustainability. Our process was ...

UConn Health has acknowledged that it had a lapse in an approved research protocol involving use of animals in the research process and that it was reported to federal regulators. A spokeswoman for ...