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FAQs for Investigators
Review Process
What is the difference between exempt and expedited research?
What are the deadlines for Full Board review?
Should I wait to get my grant approved before submitting the protocol to the IRB?
What is the estimated time line from submission of the protocol to approval?
How will I hear about the results of the IRB review?
Informed Consent
Is a signed consent form always required for each protocol?
What has to be on a consent form? Which elements are necessary? What wording is required?
Is a witness signature required on the consent form?
Protocol
How do I submit revisions to my protocol and/or consent form?
What must I do to close my study?
Is my study considered closed even though I still have to analyze my data?
When are changes to an existing protocol significant enough to warrant it being submitted as a new protocol?
Why are changes to my protocol required during continuing review? I thought my protocol was already approved.
How do I submit a continuing review or request for renewal?
Class Projects
What would qualify as a class project?
What activity would not qualify for class project review?
Who reviews my proposed class project if I am only doing the project for my class?
Who reviews my proposed class project if I want to use it for an honor's thesis?
What do I do if I decide I want to continue my class project from a previous semester as a research project?
What do I do if I decide during the activity of my class project that I want to use it for an independent research project?
Adverse Events & Other Problems
What is the difference between an unanticipated problem (UP) and a serious adverse event (SAE)?
Vulnerable & Special Populations
My research will take place at sites outside of CU. Is there anything special that I have to do?
What special requirements exist when research involves a school district?
What special requirements exist when involving subjects who are under 18 years of age?
What is an IND?
Do I have to obtain an IND every time I use drugs in a protocol?
What is the definition of "prisoner"?
My protocol includes prisoners as subjects. What is the review process for this population?
Several of the subjects who are enrolled in my protocol have become incarcerated. Are they still allowed to participate in the study?
Are there any special restrictions on the type of research that can be conducted using prisoners as participants?
Other Questions
Do I have to take the CITI tutorial every year?
Who is required to complete the CITI tutorial?
Is proration of subject payment required?
As a student, can I recruit students for my research from my own class?
What does "anonymous" mean, and how is that different from "confidential"?
Are there special considerations for snowball recruitment?
FAQs for eRA
I can't log in. What do I do?
How do I perform a search of my protocols?
How do I check the status of my submission?
What do the different submission statuses mean?
Where can I find my approved consent/assent/parental permission forms?
Where can I find an editable version of my approved consent/assent/parental permission forms?
Why does the Continuing Review eForm include an Initial Application eForm?
I can't save my eForm because the save icon isn't available. What do I do?
The eForm text field is too small. There isn't enough room for my answer. Where do I put it?
What is a protocol document? Why do I need to submit one?
What is the difference between a grant and a protocol?
If my study was already approved without a protocol document, do I have to write one now?
If I'm the Principal Investigator (PI) for a study, am I the only one who can create or modify submissions for a study?
If I'm the Principal Investigator (PI), can anyone else work on the Initial Application before it is approved?
Is the Principal Investigator (PI) the only person who can submit in eRA?
FAQs for Research Participants
General Questions
Is there a government agency that regulates research?
What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
What is the purpose of human subjects research?
Problems & Concerns
I'm feeling bad and I think it may be due to a study I participated in. What do I do?
What do I do if I want to stop participating in a study?
Who do I call if I have a concern or complaint about a research project I'm involved in?
Research Subjects
Am I entitled to pay for being a research subject?
Can I stop participating without any penalty?
How do I find out about the results of a study I'm in?
How do I know my information will be kept confidential?
What are my responsibilities as a research subject?
What are my rights as a research subject?
What do I get out of being in a study?
What is a "Certificate of Confidentiality"?
Why is the consent form so long?
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