Human Research Protection Office (HRPO)

Applying to the IRB

• Application Materials
• Activities Involving Human Subjects Research
• e-Protocol
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• IRB Submission Deadlines and Meeting Dates
• Local Review Boards

IRB Reporting

• Adverse Events
• Continuing and Final Review
• Making Amendments/Modifications to a Protocol
• Protocol Deviation/Violation Report Form
  • For paper submissions
  • Instructions for e-protocol submissions
• Unanticipated Problems Involving Risk to Subjects or Others Problem Report Form
  • For paper submissions
  • Instructions for e-protocol submissions
    

Protecting & Recruiting Subjects

• Training and Education
• Policies, Regulations & Ethics
• Subject Recruiting and Advertising
• Establishing/Utilizing Subject Recruitment Databases
  

Guidelines and FAQ's

• IRB Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Is Your Project Human Subjects Research? A Guide for Investigators. (from University of Southern California)

Human Research Protection Office (HRPO)
108 Research Administration Building
70 Butterfield Terrace
University Of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-9242

Phone: (413) 545-3428
FAX: (413) 577-1728
Email: humansubjects@ora.umass.edu

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