It is the policy of TWU that all research conducted by any TWU faculty member, staff member, or student using human subjects must have prior approval from a TWU Institutional Review Board (IRB) before the research is initiated. The University operates under a Federalwide Project Assurance (#FWA00000178) and acknowledges and accepts responsibility for ensuring that the privacy, safety, health, and welfare of such subjects are adequately protected. The University has thus established an IRB for each site (Denton, Dallas, and Houston) to review and approve the adequacy of human subject protection. Each IRB is composed of faculty and staff from a variety of disciplines as well as community members and operates according to University Policy 1.15 Human Subjects in Research and Procedures.
TWU requires that project teams (including principal investigators, research assistants, major advisors, and staff) conducting research with human participants be required to successfully complete online training regarding the use of human subjects in research every three years.
Listed below are the necessary materials and information to submit an application and manage your active protocol. If you have any questions, please contact the IRB at (940) 898-3378 or e-mail irb@twu.edu for Denton and Dallas or (713) 794-2480 or email mjackson6@twu.edu for Houston.Application Information and Materials
- Determining Level of Review
- Exempt Application Form and Instructions
- Expedited / Full Review Application Form and Instructions
- Dual Review Studies
- Guide to Writing a Consent Form and Sample Consent Forms: Denton, Dallas, and Houston
Active Protocol Information and Materials
- Modification Request Form
- Confidentiality Agreement Form
- Incident Report Form
- Extending a Study
- Closing a Study
- Annual/Final Report form Denton / Houston and Dallas
Committee Membership and Meeting Information
- Dallas IRB Membership and Deadlines and Meeting Dates
- Denton IRB Membership and Deadlines and Meeting Dates
- Houston IRB Membership, Deadlines and Meeting Dates and SharePoint (for IRB members only)
Additional Links
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
NIH Belmont Report
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