FAQS and additional resources

Times vary based on the quality of your submission and the volume of submissions received by the HRPP Office.

On the Reviews page in IRBNet.

On the Designer page, when your project is unlocked, you can replace a new version of an existing document by clicking on the pencil icon on the right side of the screen.

Contact the IRB Office and request that your package be unlocked. If you submit additional documents in a new package, that package will be withdrawn.

Using track changes is a requirement for the review process. View instructional tutorial.

We encourage you to use the templates to ensure that you provide all the necessary information. It is not required, but we do not advise you to create your own consent forms. Please see the federal requirements.

We ask that you submit at least 30 – 45 days prior to the start of the project.

Eligibility screening that is conducted prior to obtaining consent is referred to as “pre-screening.”  Only information directly related to eligibility criteria may be obtained during pre-screening. If your study involves pre-screening, provide the following details in the Project Narrative:

• When, where, and how pre-screening will occur
• Whether the information will be recorded with identifiers
• How the pre-screening data will be used in the research
• When and how the pre-screening data will be destroyed and/or de-identified (for both eligible and ineligible persons)
• A pre-screening script. At a minimum, the script should include (1) a brief summary of the research project, (2) a statement that the purpose of pre-screening is to determine eligibility for the study, (3) a description of how the information will be used/destroyed; (4) an affirmation that the individual wishes to continue with pre-screening; and (5) the pre-screening questions.

Conditions to approval should be submitted for acknowledgment by creating a new package with the existing project.

Follow the steps for submitting a new application, uploading your existing documents. A mass upload is possible on the Designer page. To clone your existing application, chose the option “Clone one of my existing wizards”. Before you submit your new package, provide the IRBNet ID # for the closed project in the comments field.

A: A project requires IRB review if the study meets both the federal definitions of (1) research and (2) human subjects.

1) Research means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.

2) Human subject means a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research:

(i) Obtains information or biospecimens through intervention or interaction with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information or biospecimens; or

(ii) Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates identifiable private information or identifiable biospecimens.

Please see the Reporting Local Information guidance for more information.

You can change packages by clicking on the blue triangle underneath the project title on the Designer page. See instructions here.