VT IRB Policies & Procedures Manual
The IRB has elected to use a website format for its policies and procedures manual for usability and feasibility purposes, and therefore a printable version is not available.
Section1: Purpose & Applicability of Manual
Section 2: The Institutional Review Board
2.00 Mission Statement
2.01 Virginia Tech Administration of Human Subject Research
2.02 FWA and IRB Registration (numbers & signatory authority)
2.03 Purview of the VT IRB
2.04 IRB Review - General
2.05 Confidentiality of the Review Process & Protocol Files
2.06 Record Retention Requirements for the IRB
2.07 Board Meetings
2.08 IRB Meeting Minutes
2.09 IRB Members
2.10 Undue Influence of IRB Members or Staff
2.11 Board Functions, Activities, & Responsibilities
2.12 Chair Functions, Responsibilities & Duties
2.13 Reporting Responsibilities of the IRB
Section 3: General Research Policies
3.00 Collaborative Research
3.01 Sponsored / Funded Research
3.02 Student Researchers
3.03 Conflict of Interest
3.04 Scientific Merit
3.05 Applicable State of Virginia Laws
3.06 Online Research Data Collection Activities and the Storage of
Electronic Data Involving Human Subjects
3.07 Storage and Transfer of Human Subjects Research Records
Section 4: Training in the Protection of Human Subjects
4.00 Accepted Training
4.01 Training Requirements
4.02 Training Verification
4.03 Retention of Training Documentation
4.04 Virginia Tech Human Subjects Protection Tutorial
4.05 Training for IRB Members and IRB Staff
Section 5: Initial IRB Review
5.00 Requirements for Initial Review
5.01 Submission Deadlines
5.02 Research Determinations
5.03 Exempt Research Review
5.04 Expedited Research Review
5.05 Full IRB Research Review
5.06 Failure to Submit an Acceptable Protocol or Implement Required
Revisions
5.07 Departmental Review
5.08 Appeal of Decisions Made by the IRB
Section 6: Continuing Review
6.00 Continuing Review Requests
6.01 Amendments to Protocols
6.02 Identification and Reporting of Unanticipated Problems / Adverse
Events