IRB Standard Operating Procedures
- Table of Contents (PDF), May 2023
Group 1: Structure, function and processes
- MU HRPP Roles and Responsibilities (PDF), May 2025
- MU HRPP Quality Improvement and Community Engagement (PDF), December 2024
- Board Meeting Procedures and Minutes (PDF), November 2024
- Board Structure and Responsibilities (PDF), August 2024
- Definitions (PDF), October 2024
- Emergency Preparedness (PDF), May 2025
- Research Subject to the Revised Common Rule (PDF), February 2023
Group 2: IRB review policies
- Additional Protections for Vulnerable Populations, International and non-English-Speaking Participants (PDF), December 2024
- Exempt Review (PDF), May 2025
- Informed Consent Requirements (PDF), December 2024
- Initial Review (PDF), May 2025
- Investigational, Compassionate, Emergency and Humanitarian Uses (PDF), February 2025
- Recruitment Process (PDF), October 2024
Group 3: Post-IRB approval policies
- Amendments (PDF), November 2022
- Annual Review of Research (PDF), June 2021
- Appeals of IRB Decisions (PDF), January 2019
- Noncompliance (PDF), June 2024
- Post-Approval Monitoring Process (PDF), August 2024
- Record Retention (PDF), January 2025
- Reporting Requirements (PDF), January 2025
- Suspension and Termination of IRB Approval (PDF), August 2020
- Unanticipated Problems (PDF), November 2022
Group 4: Other sites, agencies and units
- Conflict of Interest (PDF), January 2024
- Federally Sponsored or Supported Research: Specific Agency Requirements (PDF), May 2025
- Multisite Research and IRB Reliance Process (PDF), November 2023
- SPA and IRB Coordination (PDF), January 2025
- Truman VA Hospital Human Subjects Research – Special Considerations (PDF), January 2025