Human Research Protection Program

​Human Subjects Research University Policy 
5-4, Revised July 1, 2019

Payments to Research Participants Unversity Policy
6-5, Revised June 18, 2012

Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
Section 1 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised  May 29, 2019

Institutional Review Board
Section 2 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised 5/29/2019

Institutional Review Board Review Processes
Section 3 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Institutional Review Board Documentation and Records
Section 4 - IRB SOP Manaual, Revised May 29. 2019

Informed Consent
Section 5 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Vulnerable Subjects in Research 
Section 6 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

FDA Regulated Research
Section 7 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Reportable Events, Non-Reportable Events, and Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks to Subjects or Others
Section 8 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Protocol Exceptions and Deviations
Section 9 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Complaints, Concerns, and Non-Compliance
Section 10 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Reporting to Institutional Officials, Regulatory Agencies, and AAHRPP

Section 11 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Investigator Responsibility
Section 12 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Sponsered Research 
Section 13 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Financial Conflicts of Interest in Human Subjects Research 
Section 14 -  IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Community Outreach
Section 15 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Section 16 -  IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Special Topics
Section 17 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

Definitions
Section 18 - IRB SOP Manual, Revised May 29, 2019

IRB Review of Research Subject to the Revised Common Rule
IRB SOP Manual, Revised January 19, 2018

IRB Exempt Categories

Implementation of Revised Common Rule at CMU

Guidance on Research Involving Sexual Misconduct

CMU Students and Employees as Subjects

Determining Sample Size
IRB SOP Manual, Revised October 1, 2017

Guidance on Advertisement and Recruitment
IRB SOP Manual, Revised April 30, 2018

International Research
IRB SOP Manual, Revised November 30, 2017

Matching Responses on Successive Surveys
IRB SOP Manual, Revised August 14, 2017

Responding to Stipulations and Conditions
IRB SOP Manual, Revised October 31, 2016

Secondary Subjects
IRB SOP Manual, Revised April 13, 2016

Snowball Sampling
IRB SOP Manual, Revised October 1, 2017

Stopping Rules
IRB SOP Manual, Revised April 30, 2013

What the IRB Reviews
IRB SOP Manual, Revised September 30, 2016

Updated 8/20/2020