[Irb] [EXTERNAL] COVID-19

[Snyder, Hillary Morgan]

All,
The Human Research Protection Program is receiving questions about the appropriate process for making changes to research studies in response to the current COVID-19 epidemic.  As of today, UT campuses remain open with faculty and staff reporting to work as normal.  However, it is appropriate to reevaluate the risk of study participation to patients deemed at risk of COVID-19 by the CDC.

Changes to an IRB approved study cannot be initiated without IRB review and approval, except where necessary to eliminate immediate hazards to human subjects.  If a change is made to eliminate immediate hazards to participants, please notify the IRB following the procedures in the Deviation Procedure: https://www.utoledo.edu/research/rsp/irb/guidance.html.  At this time, all requests to modify a study protocol should be done via the regular amendment process.

If you have any questions, please contact your HRPP Compliance Analyst: https://www.utoledo.edu/research/rsp/irb/StaffIRB.html.

Sincerely,
Hillary

Hillary Snyder, PhD, CIP
Associate Director

Office of Research Compliance

Center for Creative Education, Rm. 2105
3000 Arlington Ave.
Toledo, Ohio 43614-2598
419.383.6905

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