Minimal risk studies that do not qualify for exemption may qualify for expedited review. To determine whether your study may qualify for expedited review, refer to HRP 313 – WORKSHEET – Expedited Review. Even if the study falls into an expedited review category(ies), the IRB reserves the right to refer such applications for review by the convened IRB.

Additional requirements may apply to community-based participatory research projects, such as the need for site permissions and IRB of record arrangements.

For sites engaged in human research that do not have their own IRB and for which the UW is not serving as the IRB of record, a letter of cooperation from the community partner is required. This letter ensures the IRB that the site is aware of and supports the study.

Even if a letter of cooperation is not required, you should still obtain permission from external sites at which study activities such as recruitment and consenting will be conducted to be sure that the site is aware and supportive of the research.