IRB - Human Participants Policy & Standard Operating Procedures
DISCLAIMER: This webpage and its content have not yet been updated to reflect regulatory changes effective January 21, 2019.
Policies
- Charge - Cornell University Institutional Review Board for Human Participants
- Decision Tree - Is your activity covered under the Human Research Protection Program?
Procedures
| Policy Number | Policy Name |
|---|---|
| Policy #1 | Determining Whether a Research Activity Needs IRB Review or Exemption From IRB Review |
| Policy #2 | Submission Requirements and Procedures for Requests for Exemption from IRB Review |
| SOP 3 | Initial and Continuing Review by the IRB: Requirements for Submission of Applications, Approval Criteria, and Expedited and Convened Committee Review Procedures |
| SOP 4 | Unanticipated Problems Involving Risk to Human Research Participants or Others: Procedures for Reporting to, and Review By, the IRB |
| SOP 5 | Managing Noncompliance in Human Research Protection Program |
| SOP 6 | Suspensions and Terminations of IRB Approval of Research Protocols |
| SOP 7 | Reporting Unanticipated Problems, Noncompliance, Suspensions, and Terminations to Regulatory Agencies and Sponsors |
| SOP 8 | Closure of a Research Protocol |
| SOP 9 | Recruitment and Payment of Human Participants |
| SOP 10 | Informed Consent Options, Processes, and Documentation |
| SOP 11 | Informed Consent, Enrollment, and Other Considerations for Research Involving Children |
| SOP 12 | Informed Consent, Enrollment, and Other Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners |
| SOP 13 | Informed Consent, Enrollment, and Other Considerations for Research Involving Normal, Healthy Participants |
| SOP 14 | International Human Research |
| SOP 15 | Informed Consent, Enrollment, and Other Considerations for Research Involving Cornell Students |
| SOP 16 | Computer- and Internet-Based Human Participant Survey Research |
| SOP 17 | Protocol Principal Investigator's Roles and Responsibilities |
| SOP 18 | New York State Laws Relevant to Human Participation Research |
| Policy #19 | Use of Physiological Devices, Biomedical Procedures or Biological Samples in Research |
| Policy #20 | Use of Social Networking Sites and Mobile Devices for Human Participant Research |
| Policy #21 | Triennial (Three Year) Approval For Research Studies |