IRB Policies
IRB Administration & The Human Research Protection Program
Authority of the Institutional Review Board (PDF, 153kb)
Operations of the Institutional Review Board (PDF, 178kb)
Institutional Official (PDF, 77kb)
Institutional Review Board Membership (PDF, 110kb)
Conflict of Interest of Institutional Official, IRB Members and Staff (PDF, 115kb)
THMA External/Central IRB Reliance Process (PDF, 168kb)
IRB Types of Review
Initial Review of Research – Expedited and Full Board Review (PDF, 152kb)
Continuing Review (PDF, 108kb)
Exemption Determination (PDF, 144kb)
Permanent Study Closure (PDF, 90kb)
Conducting Research
Education and Training on Human Subject Protections (PDF, 187kb)
Human Subjects Research Determinations and Quality and Other Projects (PDF, 136kb)
Amendments to Approved Research (PDF, 117kb)
Principal Investigator Qualification and Responsibility in the Conduct of Research (PDF, 93kb)
HIPAA and Research (PDF, 233kb)
Informed Consent (PDF, 172kb)
Fee Schedule (PDF, 176kb)
Ethical and Religious Directives (PDF, 588kb)
Promoting Objectivity in Research - Financial Interest Disclosure (PDF, 122kb)
TH Data Retention and Access Procedure (PDF, 66kb)
THMA Deviations from Protocol and/or Standard Operating Procedures (PDF, 96kb)
Participant Recruitment: Screening, Advertisements, and Compensation (PDF, 94kb)
Unanticipated Problem and Adverse Event Reporting (PDF, 269kb)
Special Types of Research and Populations
Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs and Biologics and Off-Label Use (PDF, 148kb)
Devices, (PDF, 170kb)
Expanded Access Devices, (PDF, 194kb)
Vulnerable Populations: Children (PDF, 166kb)