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Human Research Protections Program
HRPP Frequently Asked Questions
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For easier access, this page provides a navigation list of all pages on the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) website.
HRPP Overview
About the HRPP/IRB
- What is the Human Research Protections Program (HRPP), and what is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
- Meet the HRPP Leadership and IRB Members
- WWU Human Research Protections Program Policies and Procedures
HRPP Researcher Consultations and Educational Outreach
Report a Concern (Human Participant Research, Animal Research, and Research Misconduct)
Protocol Lifecycle
Getting Started and First Steps: Do you need to submit to the HRPP/IRB for your project? If so, what are important first steps?
HRPP Review Categories and Timelines
Required Human Research Training: Course requirements, who must complete training, how to register, etc. Reminder: The HRPP will not process protocols without CITI Social Behavioral Research certifications (PDFs only) from investigators and faculty advisers of student researchers.
- Informed Consent
- Recruitment and Site Permission Information
- Data Security and Storage
- Reducing Study and Participant Risk
- Understanding Anonymity, Confidentiality, and Privacy
- Conducting Online Research
- Tips for a Successful Protocol Submission
- Collaborations with Non-WWU Affiliates (Ceding or Obtaining Oversight)
Developmental Approval: For federal grant requirements, how to obtain required HRPP/IRB documentation before you've developed your project.
Protocol Management: Major and Minor Modifications, Continuing Oversight including Renewal/Extension, and Closure, Unanticipated Problems and Adverse Events. HRPP Post-Approval Monitoring
Forms and Templates
Initial Protocol Submission Forms: Application for Exemption/Not Human Participant Research, Expedited and Full-Board Protocol Application, Transfer Ongoing Protocol to WWU HRPP Oversight (for new WWU affiliates)
Modification and Other Post-Approval Forms: Modification Request Form (for Expedited and Full-Board protocols only), Continuing Review Application (for Full-Board protocols only), Downgrade to Exempt (Expedited)/Study Closure Form, Unanticipated Problem or Adverse Event Report Form
- Student Researcher and Faculty/Staff Researcher Consenting Templates (including minor assent, parental permission and opt-out templates)
- Confidentiality Agreement Template (for translators, transcriptionists, etc.)
- School Permission to Conduct Research Template (for written authorization from appropriate authorities to conduct research at school sites)
- Attestation for Non-WWU-Affiliated Research Personnel for Exempt Studies
- WWU HRPP IRB Authorization Agreement (for ceding or obtaining oversight)
Researcher and Participant Resources
- Faculty/Staff Researcher Information: Who can submit applications to the HRPP, who may serve as a primary investigator, etc. Pedagogical or other research in the classroom, student course projects, advising student research
- Student Researcher Information: When to submit to the HRPP, role of your faculty adviser, researcher responsibilities, required training, upcoming graduation and ongoing research
- Study Participant Information: What is the role of a study participants, what is the Human Research Protections Program and the Institutional Review Board, how to find out more information about a study, providing consent to participate, etc.
HRPP Frequently Asked Questions
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