Applications for Institutional Review Board approval of research involving human subjects require three items:
- A brief discussion of the proposed research and its potential impacts on human subjects.
- Documentation of informed consent procedures or justification of non-use.
- Informed consent is information for potential participants in a research project that:
- Describes what the research is
- Describes how a subject would participate
- Assures that participation is voluntary
- Assures confidentiality
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A completed IRB certification form that classifies the level of review appropriate for the research as either “exempt from further review,” requiring “expedited review” or requiring “full review”.
IRB certification forms
