Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
and Policies

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1. Purview and Training

2. Review Mechanisms/Outcomes

3. Special Requirements

4. Recordkeeping and External Reporting

5. Quality Improvement & Assessment

6. Coordination

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1. Purview and Training a) Determination of Activities That Need IRB Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 3/27/08 b) IRB Membership [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/4/07 c) IRB Member & Consultant Conflict of Interest [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/4/07 d) IRB Members/ORI Staff Training [WORD] [PDF] Revised 6/30/07 e) Generation, Use, & Revisions of SOPs [WORD] [PDF] Revised 5/23/08 f) Off-site Research [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/4/07   Back to Top 2. Review Mechanisms/Outcomes a) Initial Full Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 5/23/08 b) Initial Expedited Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 6/13/08 c) Exempt Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 12/20/07 d) Continuation Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 5/23/08 e) Modification, Deviations & Exceptions Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 9/1/08 f) Unanticipated/Anticipated Problem/Adverse Event Reporting  [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 g) Protocol Violation Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 12/20/07 h) HIPAA in Research [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07 i) Subject Concerns/Complaints [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/11/07 j) Noncompliance [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 k) Termination and Suspension of Research by the IRB [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 l) Conduct of IRB Meetings [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07   Back to Top 3. Special Requirements a) Informed Consent [WORD] [PDF] Revised 6/13/08 b) Protection of Vulnerable Subjects [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 c) Medical Devices [WORD] [PDF] Revised 3/13/07 d) Compassionate/Emergency Use of Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/24/06 e) Emergency Use [WORD] [PDF] Revised 8/8/08 f) Treatment IND [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/24/06 g) Data and Safety Monitoring Plan [WORD] [PDF] Revised 10/12/07 h) NCI CIRB Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 10/15/07   Back to Top 4. Recordkeeping and External Reporting a) Minutes of IRB Meetings [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 b) Inspections by Regulatory Agencies [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07 c) Mandated Reporting to External Agencies [WORD] [PDF] Revised 5/23/08 d) Study Closure [WORD] [PDF] Revised 10/12/07 e) IRB/ORI Recordkeeping [WORD] [PDF] Revised 6/30/07   Back to Top 5. Quality Improvement & Assessment a) Directed On-Site Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 b) Routine On-Site Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08 c) PI Self-Assessment Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07 d) Administrative Assessment Review [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/15/08   Back to Top 6. Coordination a) Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)/IRB Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 6/30/07 b) General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)/IRB Coordination - SUSPENDED until further notice [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/24/06 c) Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/IRB/ORI Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/21/06 d) Investigational Drug Service (IDS)/IRB Coordination (Under Revision) [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/24/06 e) Markey Cancer Center (MCC)/IRB Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07 f) Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) Coordination [Use of Radioactive Materials] [WORD] [PDF] Revised 3/16/05 g) Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA)/IRB Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07 h) Investigator Conflict of Interest/OSPA/IRB Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 1/5/07 i) Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC)/IRB Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/24/06 j) Subject Use and Research Ethics Committee/IRB Coordination [WORD] [PDF] Revised 7/24/06 Back to Top