Office for Research Protections | Institutional Review Board (IRB)
July 26, 2023
CATS IRB Upgrade:
- Complete
- Please see website for changes
- Administrative Reviews no longer required
- External IRB now streamlined into one workspace
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- 90- day window to resubmit prior to study being withdrawn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