1. Office of Research Integrity and Protections
Protecting Human Participants in Research integrity.syr.edu/
Office of Research Integrity and Protections
(ORIP)

2. What Is the Institutional Review Board and what is it’s role?
The IRB must be comprised of at least 5 members from relevant and diverse academic disciplines and include at least one non-affiliated community member.
The IRB is designated to protect human subjects participating in research conducted at or sponsored by an institution.
The IRB is responsible for the review and approval of ALL research projects involving human subjects for compliance with institutional, state, local and federal laws and/or regulations as well as the ethical principals contained in the Belmont Report.

3. The Belmont Report Basic Ethical Principles
Respect for Persons
Beneficence-(1) do not harm and (2) maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harms.
Justice- fair procedures and outcomes in the selection of research subjects

4. Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects
Common Rule 45 CFR 46 (Part A)
Regulations for:
The roles and responsibilities of the IRB
The definition of research
Categories for review of research
Criteria for IRB review/approval of research
General requirements for informed consent

5. Categories of Review
There are three categories of research. The category of research is determined by the level of risk to the participant. Exempt research studies present risks so benign, that the federal regulations determine these types of studies to be exempt from review. Expedited research activities present no more than minimal risk to human subjects. Full Board research activities involve greater than minimal risks to participants.

6. Informed Consent/Assent
Consent is required for all human subject participants 18 years of age or older.
Assent is required for all human subject participants who are minors (17 years of age or younger) or those considered impaired in their decision making ability.
Although you may request a waiver of the documentation of written consent/assent, i.e. electronic or oral consent/assent, you must obtain consent/assent from all participants who will engage in your study.

7. Informed Consent
Informed consent is a voluntary agreement to participate in research.
It is not simply a document but it is also a process.
The goal of the informed consent process is to provide sufficient information so that a reasonable person can make an informed decision about whether to enroll in a study and/or to continue participation.
Informed Consent must be obtained from all adults aged 18 or older or the legally authorized representative prior to any engagement in human subjects research.

8. Informed Consent The Consent Process involves:
Informing prospective participants or their legally authorized representative about their rights as a research participant.
Providing prospective participants or their legally authorized representative with key information regarding involvement in the research.
Documenting the process.

9. Informed Consent
The consent process should be a dialogue that includes a clear description of the study’s purpose, duration, procedures, alternatives, potential risks, and benefits. Circumstances should allow the prospective participant or the legally authorized representative the opportunity to ask questions and provide sufficient time to consider whether or not to participate. Because consent is an ongoing process, it must be clear that participation is voluntary and that participants have the right to withdraw from the study at any time, not just at the time of initial consent.

10. Informed Consent
General requirements for Written, Oral and/or Electronic Consent:
Must begin with a concise and focused description of the purpose for the research (using language at a reading/comprehension level of the targeted population.
Information regarding the procedures.
Descriptions of all research activities, including their purpose and duration.
Descriptions of the types of measures you will use, including an explanation as to who will administer them.
A description of any possible risks and/or discomforts associated with participation and how the risks will be mitigated.
A description of any possible benefits associated with participation.
A description of how the privacy interests of the participant will be protected
A description of how the confidentiality of the data will be maintained.
A description of participant rights including a statement that participation is voluntary.
An explanation of who to contact for answers to pertinent questions.

11. Informed Consent
General requirements for Written, Oral and/or Electronic Consent:
Any research activities that involve the collection of identifiable private information or identifiable biospecimens must include one of the following:
A statement that identifiers might be removed from the identifiable private information /biospecimens and after such removal, the information/biospecimens could be used for future research studies or distributed to another investigator for future research studies without additional informed consent from the subject or the legally authorized representative, if this might be a possibility; or
A statement that the subject's information/biospecimens collected as part of the research, even if identifiers are removed, will not be used or distributed for future research studies.

12. Informed Consent
Additional Requirements for Written, Oral and/or Electronic Consent when applicable:
A description of any alternatives to participation.
A description of any medium of recording (photographs, audio, video, film) which includes the purpose for the recording, how they will be used, who will have access to them, and the disposition of them when the study is complete.
A description of whether compensation will be offered which includes the method of compensation, how it will be awarded, and how it will be pro-rated if a participant withdraws prior to completion.
Information regarding situations of abuse, abuse or harm and a description of if/when mandated reporting is indicated.
Information regarding legal subpoena.
Information regarding Certificates of Confidentiality.
Information about whether relevant research results will be returned to the participants.
Information about possible commercial profit.
Information about whether research activities will include whole genome sequencing.

13. Where do I go for help? 214 Lyman Hall Phone Number: 315-443-3013
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