Institutional Policies

Institutional Research Approval and Managment Policies

The Office of Responsible Research Practices (ORRP) provides administrative support to the university research community and the review boards responsible for research oversight. They also provide OSU faculty, staff, and student researchers’ guidance for conducting human subjects research. Below are common policies that relate to the research approval process and ethical conduct of human subject research to ensure compliance with federal regulations and guidances.

• Documentation of the Informed Consent Process
• Informed Consent Process and the Elements of Informed Consent
• Non-Compliance
• Recruitment Methods, Recruitment Materials and Participant Compensation
• Privacy and Confidentiality
• Short Form Informed Consent
• Event Reporting
• Data and Safety Monitoring
• Vulnerable Populations
• Research Involving Prisoners
• Research Involving Children
• Research Involving Pregnant Women, Fetuses or Neonates
• Research Performance Sites and Collaborative Research
• Research Involving Data and/or Biological Specimens
• Research Involving Investigational Drugs
• Research Involving Medical Devices
• Research Involving Radiation
• Planned Emergency Research            
• Emergency Use of Investigational Drugs, Biologics or Devices
• Exempt Research
• IRB Submission and Pre-Review
• Review of Research by Convened IRB
• IRB Actions and Communications
• Expedited Review Procedures
• Suspension and Termination of IRB Approved Research

To view submission forms and directions for completing IRB applications please visit ORRP Forms

To view additional regulatory resources please visit ORRP Regulations and Guidance