Institutional IRB Essentials: Review All research team members need to complete the Board (IRB)

Human Subjects Research course in CITI before the IRB application can be approved. This includes the Protecting the rights and welfare faculty advisor and students. CITI: of human subjects involved in www.citiprogram.org research activities

You need to have final, written IRB approval before you begin. All consent forms and study materials must be approved by the IRB before being used.

It’s fine if you’ve already

started a literature review, but the IRB review and approval must be completed before you involve any human subjects in your research, including any study advertisement or subject recruitment.

Office ofResearch Assurances (ORA) Morrill114 Hall, Room

What is the Institutional Levels of review for IRB How long is the process?

Review Board (IRB)? determination Providing that you (and your research team) have done your part in completing As Federally mandated, The University of • Full [convened] Committee Review- the Human Subjects Protection course Idaho IRB is an ethics committee greater than minimal risk through CITI and submitting all of the composed of scientists and non- • Expedited Review-no more than correct documents, then the IRB office scientists who serve as advocates for minimal risk can usually process Exempt reviews human subjects involved in research. • Exempt Review-less than “minimal within one business week and Expedited The IRB is charged with the risk” reviews within two to three business responsibility of reviewing and • Not Human Subjects Research weeks. If we need to contact you for overseeing human subjects research additional information or corrections, conducted by UI researchers. however, then it will depend on how The IRB reviews research projects which How do I get started? quickly you can get that information involve human subjects to ensure that back to us. IRB applications must be submitted using the three ethical principles of the the online system VERAS (Vandal Please note that projects which present Belmont Report are upheld. Electronic Research Administration “greater than minimal risk” to subjects • Respect for persons by obtaining System) found here: will need to be reviewed by the fully- informed consent for https://veras.uidaho.edu convened IRB committee, which meets participation. once a month during the academic year. • Beneficence entails an obligation You can log in using your UI username and In this case, you should allow four to to maximize benefits and password and will be prompted to request eight weeks until final approval may be minimize risk. an account if you are not in the system. obtained. • Justice requires that the Click on “Add a New Study” and fill out the benefits/burdens of research be application form. You will be prompted to distributed fairly. Contact Us upload study documents including consent Office of Research Assurances (ORA) forms, surveys, recruitment materials, and Morrill Hall, Room 114 approvals. Not sure if your project will (208) 885-6162 need IRB review? IRB Coordinator • Call the IRB office – we can Morrill Hall, Room 209 advise on if you need to submit (208) 885-6340, [email protected] an IRB application. • We’re also available to do a https://www.uidaho.edu/research/facult project consultation or pre-review y/research-assurances/human- with you in-person or by phone. protections