HRPP Webinar: July 2023

Office for Research Protections     |     Institutional Review Board (IRB)


July 26, 2023

CATS IRB Upgrade:

 

FDA General Inspection:

  • Not for cause
  • Did sampling and asked questions about reliance and reporting out to federal agencies
  • Here for one week and had no findings.
     

Turnaround Times:

  • Minor increase in turnaround times which includes CATS IRB upgrade and staff transitions
  • New hires joining the team soon

 

General Reminders:

  • Advisory Committees: faculty and administrators
    • Where to find members of each committee 
    • Role of Committees are to gather feedback, identy concerns, future goals, and assess progress toward goals
      • How to contact Advisory Committees or HRPP in order to share feedback
  • PRC Memos - internal communication. Clarification:
    • PRC approval will begin its review while HRPP application is being processed
    •  HRPP must have PRC memo before final approval can be issued
    • Should PRC request changes to protocol, then HRPP must review changes before final approval
  • HRPP CATS IRB - instances of finalized documents by mistake
    • Train staff accordingly. They do have information internally about what documents need to be finalized
    • There is no process to reverse finalized documents 
    • Please double check to be sure your team has the correct version of your materials, specifically consent forms

 

Study Closure:

  • Website dedicated to closing studies. 
  • Submit a CR to the system to close a study.
    • Click the first four milestones
    • Then click the second box acknowledging the completion of a study.
    • This will close the study
    • Only PI or PI proxy can submit a study closure

 

HRPP Clarification Requested Memo:

  • Will use standardized language when requesting clarifications
  • 90- day window to resubmit prior to study being withdrawn
  • Can request an extension prior to 90-day window