Human Subjects (IRB)
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What's New
- RCO Updates [02/2025]
- Updated Short Form Consent Process Guidance:
- Witness should be impartial and fluent in both English and the language of the participant [01/2025]
- Translated consent form required after the short form consent process for certain studies involving investigational biologics, drugs, and/or devices [02/2024]
- Expedited and exempt IRB protocol applications that have no expiration date (i.e., do not require annual review) will receive a notification to confirm the status of the study three (3) years after the last action taken. If no response, the study will be administratively closed by the IRB. [12/2024]
- Can I use the Chart Review Form? [08/2024]
- What should I consider when doing focus group research? [08/2024]
- IRB Turnaround Times and Customer Satisfaction Survey Results are published quarterly and annually based on the Panel Year (October 1 – September 30). [07/2024]
- Updated Pregnant Partner guidance. This guidance outlines why pregnant partners, and their fetus/child, are not human subject research participants when their involvement is limited to collection of safety data. [07/2024]
- When is a Data Risk Assessment (DRA) needed? [05/2024]
- Medical children assent forms have been separated into two documents for ages 13-17 and ages 7-12. [03/2024]
- Medical consent templates have been translated into Spanish. [02/2024]
Office Hours
The IRB is offering office hours for Non-medical and single IRB (sIRB) related questions; see below table for more information. If you would like to schedule a meeting outside of the scheduled office hours, contact the below respective email address.
Single IRB (sIRB) | Non-medical | |
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WHO | sIRB Team | Michael Levesque, IRB Education Specialist |
WHEN | Tuesdays from 12pm to 1pm | Thursdays from 12pm to 1pm |
WHERE | Join Zoom conference HERE | Join Zoom conference HERE |
QUESTIONS | singleirb@stanford.edu | irbnonmed@stanford.edu |
Quick links for researchers |
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Getting started
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Consent Templates, Forms, eProtocol attachments |
FAQsBasics | Training | Protocol Management | Single IRB | Genomic Data Sharing | Cadavers or Deceased Individuals | Certificate of Confidentiality | GDPR | Other/Special Circumstances |
- About the IRB (the Administrative Panels on Human Subjects Research)
- Charge to the IRBs