The Institutional Review Board Office's policies and guidance documents reflect recent changes to regulations and industry best practices. All policies are approved by the convened IRB and communicated to the university community. If you have any questions, please contact the IRB Office at irb@nova.edu

Purview and Responsibilities

1-1. IRB Jurisdiction and Authority

1-2. IRB Membership, Roles, and Responsibilities

1-3. Investigator Responsibilities

1-4 Conflicts of Interest (CoI) [revisions in progress]

1-5. IRB Reliance Agreements [revisions in progress]

1-6. IRB Office SOPs [revisions in progress]

1-7. Generation, Use, and Revisions of Standard Operating Procedures

 

Review Mechanisms and Outcomes

2-1. IRB Authorized Reviewers, Levels of IRB Review, and Decisions

2-2. Protocol Revisions, Annual Status of Research, and Study Closure

2-3 Unanticipated Problems, Adverse Events, and Investigational New Drug Safety

2-4 Non-Compliance and the Suspension/Termination of Approved Research

2-5 Appeals of IRB Actions or Determinations

 

IRB Meeting Operations

3 Conduct of IRB Meetings

 

Special Requirements

4-1 Informed Consent

4-2 Translations for Studies conducted in a Language other than English

4-3 Protection of Vulnerable Populations

4-4 Research Involving Deception

4-5 Humanitarian Use Devices (HUD) [revisions in progress]

4-6 Emergency Use [revisions in progress]

4-7 Recordkeeping and the Privacy/Confidentiality of Research Records

 

Post-Approval Monitoring

5 Post-Approval Monitoring of Research

 

Other Regulatory Requirements

6-1 FDA Drugs and Device Policy

Banking of Biospecimens/Data Guidance Sheet [revisions in progress]

Return of Research Results [revisions in progress]