Guidance Footnotes ⏴back to Board Member Guidance Series Version: February 16, 2024 Guidance The University of Utah IRB seeks assistance from the University’s Office of General Counsel when assessing the applicability and requirements of federal and state law. Additionally, the Office of General Counsel helps resolve conflicts between federal, state, and other applicable laws. Assistance […]
Read MoreLegally Authorized Representative (LAR) and Surrogate Consent Definitions Guidance Documents and References Points to Consider Appendices Footnotes ⏴back to Guidance Topics Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) and Surrogate Consent Version: February 16, 2024 Definitions Assent: Assent is a term used to express willingness to participate in research who are too young to give informed consent or […]
Read MoreParental Permission and Child Assent Introduction Definitions Guidance Documents and References Points to Consider ⏴back to Guidance Series Parental Permission and Child Assent Version: February 16, 2024 Introduction Parental permission and child assent is used prior to involving children in research. Investigators are responsible for ensuring that the permission of each child’s parents or guardian […]
Read MoreDecisional Impairment Definitions Guidance Documents and References Points to Consider Footnotes ⏴back to Guidance Topics Decisional Impairment Version: February 16, 2024 Definitions Assent means a participant’s affirmative agreement to participate in research. In this guidance, assent refers to the affirmative agreement of individuals with diminished decision-making capability to participate in research. The absence of an […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah IRB will be enforcing our Single IRB Review fees policy in a new way beginning April 1, 2024. We ask that you help to share this with researchers in your department/division as we prepare to make this change in practice. What is changing? For studies that cannot pay the expected Single IRB […]
Read MorePayments for Referrals to Research Studies Definitions Guidance Footnotes ⏴back to Guidance Series Payments for Referrals to Research Studies Version: February 6, 2024 Definitions A finder’s fee is a payment from the sponsor (or investigator) made to research personnel in exchange for referrals of a research participant. Bonus payments are payments designed to accelerate recruitment […]
Read MoreNovember 14th, 2023 The University of Utah IRB will be enforcing our Single IRB Review fees policy in a new way beginning April 1, 2024. We ask that you help to share this with researchers in your department/division as we prepare to make this change in practice. For studies that cannot pay the expected Single IRB […]
Read MoreSeptember 15th, 2023 Visit the U Research Post to subscribe for campus-wide research announcements, news, and updates. If you have questions, please Contact Us.
Read MoreSeptember 12th, 2023 Please join us in welcoming Jeanette Nelson and Courtney Crist to the IRB staff! They will be joining our Convened Board Team. Welcome to the IRB, Jeanette and Courtney! If you have questions, please Contact Us.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2023 “Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that is changing the landscape of higher education in terms of teaching and research. For research activities, policies and guidelines about the use of AI, specifically in terms of writing and reviewing manuscripts, papers, and grant proposals, are evolving across federal agencies, journals, and academic institutions. It […]
Read More