UIUC Institutional Review Board - University of Illinois - IRB Administration

Investigator Handbook

Contents

I: Research Subject to Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review

A. Scope of IRB Review; B. Research Conducted by "Affiliated" Faculty; C. Projects for which the Researcher is a Consultant; D. Research Conducted in Courses; E. Individual Research Projects Conducted by Students; F. Research Conducted at non-UIUC Sites; G. Research in Multicenter Clinical Trials; H. Pilot and Feasibility Studies; I. Research involving a Secondary Use of Data; J. Research using "Waste" or "Extra" Material
II: Fundamental Guidelines

A. Ethical Principles

B. Definitions and Policies

Responsible Project Investigator

Voluntariness and Recruitment

Informed Consent

Confidentiality

Research Risks and Benefits

Adverse Events and Unanticipated Problems

Adverse Events from Exercise Testing

Record Retention

C. UIUC Policy Statement

III: Distribution of Responsibility

A. Responsible Project Investigator

B. Departmental Executive Officer

C. Institutional Review Board(s)

D. Institutional Oversights

E. Individual or Institution Providing Access to Subjects

IV: Review Procedures

A. Review of Human Subjects Research

B. Exempt Research

C. Grant Submissions that Involve Human Subjects

V: Research Involving Special Subject Groups

C. Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses (and fetal material), and Neonates

D. Research in Foreign Countries

VI: Glossary of Terms