Updated Reporting Timeframes for Reportable Events
March 17, 2025
The guidance on when to report reportable events has been updated, including information about reporting timeframes for studies involving investigational devices.
Adding Federal Funding to Approved Studies
March 17, 2025
Adding new federal funds to an already approved study may require additional modifications beyond just adding the funding.
Email Recruitment Reminders
March 17, 2025
Recruitment emails must include caution language when the study may collect sensitive or health related information:
Study Finder Outage
January 23, 2025
There's an ongoing outage of Study Finder, an online searchable database of UW clinical trials that are recruiting participants.
January '25 Toolkit Updates
January 23, 2025
The latest revisions to Toolkit and ARROW will be live by the end of January.
NIH funding & Certificates of Confidentiality
January 23, 2025
If your NIH funding expires and you're collecting sensitive information, you may need to apply for a discretionary CoC.
Selecting the Correct Application Type
November 14, 2024
Information about when the protocol-based and non-protocol-based application are most appropriate.
Coming Soon: New Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Guidance
November 14, 2024
The IRB Office is in the process of finalizing new guidance and worksheets for studies involving AI and ML technologies.
Upcoming Workshop: Enrolling participants with Limited English Proficiency
November 11, 2024
The Professional Research Education Program (PREP) is hosting "Enrolling research participants with Limited English Proficiency: Guidance and Resources" on December 10th.
Introducing New IRB Analysts
October 31, 2024
We are excited to announce that the IRB’s Minimal Risk Research team has two new analysts joining the team in November.