IRB Procedures

Section 1 - Principles and Purpose

1.1 Ethical Principles for Human Research

1.2 Regulatory Requirements for Human Research

1.3 Maintenance of Procedures Manual

1.4 FederalWide Assurance and IRB Registration

Section 2 - Applicability

2.1 Human Subjects Research

2.2 NDSU Engagement in Human Subjects Research

2.3 Collaborative, Multi-Site and Off-Site Research

Worksheet:  Collaborative, Multi-Site and Off-Site Research

Section 3 - Roles and Responsibilities

3.1 Investigator and Research Team

3.2 Institutional Review Board and Institutional Official

Section 4 - IRB Structure and Administration

4.1 IRB Membership

4.2 IRB Meeting Procedures

4.3 IRB Records

Section 5 - Training, Education and Outreach

5.1 IRB Chair and Members

5.2 IRB staff

5.3 Research Investigators and team members

Section 6 - Conflicts of Interest

6.1 Conflicts of Interest - IRB Review

6.2 Conflicts of Interest - Investigators and Research Team

Section 7 - IRB Review Process

7.1 Exempt Determinations

7.2 Criteria for IRB Approval

7.3 Expedited Review

7.4 Full Board Review

7.5 Protocol Amendments

7.6 Continuing Review

7.7 Reports of Unanticipated Problems

Section 8 - Participant Protections

8.1 Risks and Benefits

8.2 Privacy and Confidentiality

8.3 Data Safety and Monitoring

Section 9 - Requirements for Informed Consent

9.1 Consent Process

9.2 Documentation of Informed Consent

9.3 Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent Requirements

9.4 Children as Research Participants

Section 10 - Vulnerable Groups

10.1 Children

10.2 Prisoners

10.3 Other Vulnerable Groups

Section 11 - Special Research Topics

11.1 Secondary Research Use of Identifiable Information

11.2 Human Biological Specimens

11.3 Retired

11.4 International Research

11.5 Reserved

11.6 Review of FDA-Regulated Research

11.7 Review of Planned Emergency Research

11.8 Oral History Research

Section 12 - Quality Assurance and Research Compliance

12.1 Quality Assurance Audits - Random

12.2 Directed Audits of Research

12.3 Complaints and Allegations of Noncompliance

12.4 Reporting Noncompliance, Suspensions, Terminations and Unanticipated Problems

Section 13 - Sponsored Research

13.1 Certification of IRB Approval

13.2 Indefinite Plans for Human Subjects Research



Keywords:
IRB SOPs, Standard Operating Procedures, policies 
Doc ID:
148565
Owned by:
Kristy S. in NDSU Research and Creative Activity
Created:
2025-02-24
Updated:
2025-05-02
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