Institutional Review Board (Cayuse Era)
IRB Authorization Agreement (IAA)
To allow a single-IRB approval process when multiple institutions are involved in the same study. 聽By executing IAA, time-consuming duplication of IRB processes can be reduced and the oversight can be assigned to a single centralized entity. 聽Although simply stated, IAA does pose several challenges and technicalities relating to how oversight-sharing or oversight-reliance can be achieved without compromising participant safety. 聽Here are a few scenarios for which 糖心Vlog官方 currently has a process by with an IAA can be requested.
This agreement will be executed between an external IRB and 糖心Vlog官方 IRB. The purpose is to allow their IRB to provide oversight to a protocol that was approved by them. There are several possible scenarios where such oversight reliance can take place and I have listed a few here:
- A non-糖心Vlog官方 researcher proposes to enroll 糖心Vlog官方 students/staff/faculty in a study approved by his/her institution’s IRB and the PI does not plan to collaborate with an 糖心Vlog官方 researcher
- A non-糖心Vlog官方 researcher proposes to collaborate with an 糖心Vlog官方 faculty/student/staff and requests for permission to use his/her institution’s IRB approval – the oversight for this study, whether it will be conducted within 糖心Vlog官方 or elsewhere or both, will be provided by the external institution while 糖心Vlog官方 only plays a passive role.
- A non-糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an 糖心Vlog官方 researcher to collaborate in a project that has been approved by a non-糖心Vlog官方 IRB and seeks mutual oversight sharing with 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
- An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an external researcher in a study approved by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB and requests the external IRB to rely on the oversight provided by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
- An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates is seeking permission from an external IRB to rely on the oversight provided by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
- An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an external researcher in a study that was approved by the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB and they seek the external institution which does not have a FWA to rely on 糖心Vlog官方 IRB’s oversight
Additional administrative processes will be introduced depending on future needs for cooperation between 糖心Vlog官方 IRB and external institutions. Each of the above mentioned scenarios are described in more detail with how to obtain an authorization approval from 糖心Vlog官方 and what it means to the researcher.
1. A non-糖心Vlog官方 researcher proposes to use 糖心Vlog官方 resources or enroll 糖心Vlog官方 students/staff/faculty in a study thas has been approved by an outside IRB and the PI does not collaborate with an 糖心Vlog官方 researcher:
- The pursuent initially contacts [email protected] to notify the intent
- The Office of Compliance will request for most current documentation for the approved protocol – such as informed consent form, methods and interventions, instruments, recruitment details and etc.
- An 糖心Vlog官方 record number will be generated for future reference
- Once the Office of Compliance has determined that the protocol approval process is in alignment with the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB’s current policies, it will make its recommendation to the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB Chair and the 糖心Vlog官方 Institutional Official (IO)
- After its recommendation has been acknowledged, the Office of Compliance will generate the paperwork needed to execute this agreement
- The pursuent will have the agreement document filled and signed by the external institution’s signatory official and return two original copies to the Office of Compliance.
- Both originals will be signed by the 糖心Vlog官方 IO and both parties will retain one original each
- Summary of Terms and Conditions:
- The external institution takes up responsibility for oversight by enforcing its FWA
- Any change to the protocol and adverse events must be reported to 糖心Vlog官方 immediately
- 糖心Vlog官方 and its IRB will not be held liable because none of the 糖心Vlog官方 personnel is part of the research team
- However, the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB reserves the right to take appropriate action in the event the researcher fails to properly fulfill the terms of the approved protocol including the cancelation of this agreement
- If the external institution fails to take approriate action in the event the researchers’ conduct or negligence was notified, then 糖心Vlog官方 may not enter into such agreement in the future
- Additional Conditions: It is important to note that an IRB agreement does not imply that 糖心Vlog官方 has given permission to use its resources or students. The IRB agreement merely allows the external researcher to avoid additional paperwork. To actually allow the research to take place within 糖心Vlog官方 or to allow the researcher to enroll 糖心Vlog官方 students/staff/faculty, the researcher will have to clear with cocerned Dean or Department Chair.
2. A non-糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an 糖心Vlog官方 faculty/student/staff and requests for permission to use an external IRB approval in a study that may or may not use 糖心Vlog官方 resources:
- The pursuent initially contacts [email protected] to notify the intent – it can be either the non-affiliated researcher or the 糖心Vlog官方 collaborator
- The Office of Compliance will request for most current documentation for the approved protocol – such as informed consent form, methods and interventions, instruments, recruitment details and etc.
- An 糖心Vlog官方 record number will be generated for future reference and the Office of Compliance will determine if the protocol approval process aligns with the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB’s current policies. Additional consultation will be held with IRB Chair and the IO
- If found acceptible,, the Office of Compliance will generate the paperwork needed to execute this agreement
- The pursuent will have the agreement document filled and signed by the external institution’s signatory official and return two original copies to the Office of Compliance.
- Both originals will be signed by the 糖心Vlog官方 IO and both parties will retain one original each
- Summary of Terms and Conditions:
- The oversight for this study, whether it will be conducted within 糖心Vlog官方 or elsewhere or both, the external institution takes up the responsibility for oversight by enforcing its FWA while only a minor role is played by the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
- Any change to the protocol and adverse events must be reported to 糖心Vlog官方 immediately
- 糖心Vlog官方 and its IRB will be responsible for the oversight for the portion of study to be conducted by its researcher(s) by enforcing its own FWA including taking action in the event researcher negligence is brought its notice
- 糖心Vlog官方 and its IRB will take prompt and suitable action if the external IRB should report negiligence or unethical practices by the 糖心Vlog官方 researcher
- Additional Conditions: It is important to note that an IRB agreement does not imply that 糖心Vlog官方 has given permission to use its resources or students. The IRB agreement merely allows the external researcher to avoid additional paperwork. To actually allow the research to take place within 糖心Vlog官方 or to allow the researcher to enroll 糖心Vlog官方 students/staff/faculty, the researcher will have to clear with cocerned Dean or Department Chair.
3. A non-糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an 糖心Vlog官方 researcher to collaborate in a project that has been approved by a non-糖心Vlog官方 IRB and seeks mutal oversight sharing with 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
4. An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an external researcher in a study that was approved by the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB and they seeking an external IRB to rely on the oversight provided by the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
5. An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher is seeking permission from an external IRB to rely on the oversight provided by the 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
6. An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher and an external collaborator are seeking a reliance authorization from the collaborator’s Institution which does not have its own IRB
an enteral researcher in a study approved by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB. The other institution does not have an IRB. The 糖心Vlog官方 researcher then requests the other administration to rely on the protocol approved by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
An 糖心Vlog官方 researcher collaborates with an external researcher in a study approved by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB and requests the external IRB to rely on the oversight provided by 糖心Vlog官方 IRB
