Components of an IRB Submission
§ IRB protocols may be submitted on-line through
RASCAL
§ Current policy for student research is that students must
have faculty-level Principal Investigator on their IRB
studies
– Student work may be covered under existing protocol
– May qualify to be submitted as an amendment to an existing
research protocol
– Approval times vary--Students should allow 30-60 days for
approval of new protocols
§ In addition to the IRB Protocol, an IRB submission to
gain approval for research generally contains:
– Consent forms
• Except when waived
– Copies of all questionnaires, advertisements,
recruitment materials, etc. in English and Spanish if
Spanish speaking subjects are being enrolled