EXCITING NEWS FROM THE IRB!!! The much-anticipated updates to the IRB module of InfoEd will go-live later this semester. The updated system will help streamline IRB submission and review processes, making it easier to keep track of your protocols and communications with the IRB staff, and streamline the review process.
Training will be provided in hybrid, fully online, and via recorded sessions. Please visit the IRB InfoEd Updates webpage for more information and to sign up for training.
Most existing studies will need to be transitioned to the updated forms. A transition guide will be provided with step-by-step instructions.
Investigators are encouraged to close studies that are eligible for closure as soon as possible. Studies are eligible for closure when:
- Enrollment is closed,
- Interactions and Interventions with participants are complete,
- Data collection is complete, and
- Analysis of identifiable information and/or identifiable biospecimens for the purposes of the current research is complete.
- When the UConn IRB is serving as the IRB of record for other sites, the study may be closed when all sites meet the above criteria.
Simply maintaining identifiable data/biospecimens without using, studying, or analyzing the data/biospecimens does not require an open protocol with the IRB.
More information will be provided in future announcements.
For more information, contact: UConn HRPP at irb@uconn.edu