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Human Research Protections Program/IRB – Forms, Policy, and Guidance page

Links are provided below to Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Policies and Procedures which cover all phases of the IRB review process. In addition, selected guidelines and forms are listed for ease of information retrieval. Official application forms are submitted through the NUgrant Research Administration System which is accessed at http://nugrant.unl.edu.

Projects that are determined by the IRB to fall into the Exempt or Expedited categories are reviewed as they are submitted in NUgrant. Projects that are determined by the IRB to be reviewed as Full Board are due by the first of the month in order to be reviewed at that month's IRB meeting.

Policies and Guidance

Most Common Protocol and Informed Consent Errors
HRPP Policies and Procedures April 1, 2008
Nebraska child abuse reporting requirements

  1. Initial application submission (HRPP policy 3.003 & 3.004)
    IRB Application Form – now in NUgrant
    Informed consent documents (HRPP policy 9.001, 9.002, 9.003. 9.004, 9.005, 9.006)
    Exempt Research (HRPP policy 4.001)
    Expedited Research (HRPP policy 4.002)

    Selected sections:
    Research involving children (HRPP policy 5.004)
    Research involving prisoners (HRPP policy 5.003)
    Research involving pregnant women, human fetuses and neonates (HRPP policy 5.002)
    Research involving decisionally impaired (HRPP policy 5.005)
    Research involving employees and/or students (HRPP policy 5.006)
    Research involving vulnerable population (HRPP policy 5.001)
    Limited data set (HRPP policy 10.002)
    Data Use Agreement form

  2. Required training in the protection of human subjects (HRPP policy 3.009)
    1. Institutional guarantee of human subjects training
    2. CITI on-line training (Required)
  3. Continuing Review (HRPP policy 11.001)
    1. Application for Continuing Review form – now in NUgrant
    2. Application for Final Report form – now in NUgrant
  4. Request for Change in Protocol (HRPP policy 12.001)
    1. Application for Request for Change form – now in NUgrant
  5. Unanticipated problems involving risk and adverse events (HRPP policy 13.001)
    1. Report on unanticipated problem(s) or adverse event(s) involving risks to research participants or others

SUPPORT GUIDANCE AND FORMS

Community Brochure
Guardian Guidance
LPS Guidelines for Conducting External Research in Lincoln Public Schools
UNL Oral History Policy
OHRP Response to Oral Histories
Sample Informed Consent Form
Sample Informed Consent Form in Q & A Format
Sample Parental Consent Form
Sample Child Assent Form
Sample Youth Assent Form

If you have questions, concerns, complaints, or suggestions about human research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, contact: the IRB at 402-472-6965 or irb@unl.edu.