05-06 Graduate Student Handbook.pdf - University of Kentucky

Institutional Review Board (IRB) - University of Kentucky College of Nursing
http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/irb_approval.htm
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2/24/2011
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Institutional Review Board applications for all research and dissertations involving human
subjects must be submitted to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program for review
after review and approval by your faculty advisor. All IRB applications must have the
approval signature of the assistant dean before submission to the Office of Research Integrity.
Depending upon the nature of the investigation, an application for exempt, expedited, or full
review is submitted. You and your faculty advisor should determine which application is
appropriate for your proposed study.
The memorandum that follows describes the process for accessing IRB information and forms
via the Web.
No data can be collected until official written approval is obtained from the Institutional
Review Board.
You also must identify and follow the procedures for study review and approval at the site(s)
where your data will be collected. You must inform the IRB when you complete your project.
If your study is conducted for more than one year, a yearly progress report must be filed with
the IRB. Also, if changes are made in the protocol or consent form, or if problems arise in the
conduct of the study, you must report them to your faculty advisor and to the IRB.
In consultation with your faculty advisor, your research must be determined as:
• Free of risk to human or animal subjects, and thus exempt from full review by the
Institutional Review Board (IRB).
• Minimal risk to human or animal subjects, and thus, review by the IRB can be
expedited.
• Risky for human or animal subjects, and thus, full review by the IRB is required.
College of Nursing procedures to prepare for each type of review are as follows:
Exempt - allow a minimum of two weeks for review and approval within the College plus an
additional four weeks for receipt of written approval from the IRB.
• Submit one copy of the IRB application to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D.
program, who will forward it for review and approval by the College of Nursing
representative to the IRB. If problems are noted, you and your faculty advisor will be
informed, and you will be expected to make the necessary changes working with your
advisor. The representative then forwards the application to the assistant dean for
research and the Ph.D. program for signature and approval.
• Once your application receives approval by the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D.
program, you forward two copies to the IRB office at 311 Kinkead Hall and file one