IRB Standard Operating Procedures
- Table of Contents (PDF), May 2023
Group 1: Structure, Function, and Processes
- MU HRPP Roles and Responsibilities (PDF), March 2024
- MU HRPP Quality Improvement and Community Engagement (PDF), August 2020
- Board Meeting Procedures and Minutes (PDF), July 2020
- Board Structure and Responsibilities (PDF), January 2024
- Definitions (PDF), March 2024
- Emergency Preparedness (PDF), February 2023
- Research Subject to the Revised Common Rule (PDF), February 2023
Group 2: IRB Review Policies
- Additional Protections for Vulnerable Populations, International and Non-English Speaking Participants (PDF), September 2023
- Exempt Review (PDF), January 2024
- Informed Consent Requirements (PDF), November 2023
- Initial Review (PDF), March 2024
- Investigational, Compassionate, Emergency and Humanitarian Uses (PDF), January 2024
- Recruitment Process (PDF), March 2024
Group 3: Post IRB Approval Policies
- Amendments (PDF), November 2022
- Annual Review of Research (PDF), June 2021
- Appeals of IRB Decisions (PDF), January 2019
- Non-Compliance (PDF), December 2023
- Post Approval Monitoring Process (PDF), March 2022
- Record Retention (PDF), January 2020
- Reporting Requirements (PDF), November 2022
- Suspension and Termination of IRB Approval (PDF), August 2020
- Unanticipated Problems (PDF), November 2022
Group 4: Other Sites, Agencies, and Units
- Conflict of Interest (PDF), January 2024
- Federally Sponsored or Supported Research: Specific Agency Requirements (PDF), February 2023
- Multisite Research and IRB Reliance Process (PDF), November 2023
- SPA and IRB Coordination (PDF), April 2023
- Truman VA Hospital Human Subjects Research – Special Considerations (PDF), March 2022