HRPP Policies
Human Research Protections at Ohio State
- Human Research Protection Program
- Research Involving Human Subjects
- Organizational Financial Conflicts of Interest
- Noncompliance
- Responsibilities of Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators and Key Personnel
- HRPP Policies and Procedures
- HRPP Quality Improvement Activities
IRB Submission and Review of Research
- Exempt Research
- Submission and Pre-Review
- Board Assignment and Reviewer Assignment for Convened Review
- Review of Research by the Convened IRB
- IRB Actions and Communications
- Expedited and Administrative Review Procedures
- Suspension and Termination of IRB-Approved Research
Study Procedures and Ongoing Research Considerations
- Recruiting Methods, Recruitment Materials, and Participant Compensation
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Informed Consent Process and the Elements of Informed Consent
- Documentation of the Informed Consent Process
- Assent and Parental Permission
- Short Form Informed Consent
- Data and Safety Monitoring
- Event Reporting – Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks to Subjects or Others, Adverse Events, and Other Problems
Research Involving Special Populations
- Research Involving Pregnant Women, Fetuses, or Neonates
- Research Involving Prisoners
- Research Involving Children
- Vulnerable Populations: Students, Employees, and Adults with Impaired Decision-making Capacity
Special Types of Research
- Research Involving Investigational Drugs
- Research Involving Medical Devices
- Research Involving Data and/or Biospecimens
- Planned Emergency Research
- Emergency Use of Investigational Drugs, Biologics, or Devices
- Collaborative and Multi-site Research
- Research Involving Radiation
- Additional Requirements for Clinical Research: ICH-GCP
- Additional Requirements for Research Sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Additional Human Subjects Protection Requirements Based on Federal Agency Funding