Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects

Types of IRB Review

1.  Exempt from Continuing Review -- Studies that have been approved under the exempt category do not have approval expirations as expedited or full board reviews have. They do not need to be reviewed after one year unless there have been changes in the research that could change the review type from exempt to expedited or full board, such as an additional type of data collection, an expansion of participants to include special or vulnerable groups.

2. Expedited Review -- These reviews are approved by the IRB Director and must be renewed on an annual basis, or on a more frequent basis if the nature of the study is particularly sensitive.

3. Continuing Review of an ongoing Expedited or Full Board Review --The Application for Continuing Review is available on the main IRB website. Continutuation requests should be submitted 11 months after the last approval date. Approved applications are usually approved within 5 days of submitting the application unless changes in the research warrant Full Board review.

4. Full Board Review -- Applications that are found to necessitate review by the convened Institutional Review Board (i.e., Full Board) must be submitted at least 2 weeks (or earlier) before the date of the Full Board meeting. Comments made by the Board will be returned to the applicant within 3 days of the Full Board meeting. Revisions should be submitted back to the IRB Director within 30 days of receiving feedback from the board.