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Review
Boards: Human Subjects
FWA
00005174 (expires 2-17-09)
All research involving the participation of human subjects must
be submitted for review by the Institutional Review Board for
the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB). This is done by submitting
an application to the IRB. At the first stage of the board approval
process, applications for research considered by the board to
be exempt will be waived from further review. Nonexempt applications
will receive either an expedited or full board review. All research
must be exempted or approved by the IRB before it can be conducted.
The Institutional Review Board is guided by the ethical principles
found in the report of the National Commission for the Protection
of the Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
entitled Ethical
Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects
in Research (link) and the Code
of Federal Regulations (link).
You should also review the Standards
for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
(link).
When reviewing a proposal, the board considers:
- The risks to the subjects
- The anticipated benefits
- The importance of the knowledge that may result
- The informed consent process to be employed
Investigators are responsible for conducting the research as described in the approved or exempted
application and for submitting a revision to the application describing and departures from the original
before revisions are implemented. Researchers should know that research might be subject to intramural
inspection or audit.
Through its program, the IRB ensures that all research associated with Michigan Technological
University complies with all relevant government rules and regulations. |
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