Welcome
The Human Subjects Office (HSO) was established by the Vice President for Research to provide administrative support for the University of Iowa Institutional Review Boards. An Institutional Review Board is a group of individuals charged with reviewing proposed research involving human subjects to ensure the protection of those subjects and compliance with federal human subjects regulations. The University of Iowa has three such review boards, each consisting of faculty, staff, and representatives from the Iowa City community.
Mission
The mission of the University of Iowa Institutional Review Boards is to assure that the rights and welfare of human subjects are adequately protected in research.
News
For Regulatory News and Updates please click here.
For UI / IRB Policies, News and Updates please click here.
Archived HSO news items can be reviewed here.
April 24, 2012 The Human Subjects Office will be closed to allow staff to attend the ICTS Intermediate Clinical Research Symposium. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal office hours will resume on Wednesday, April 25th @ 8:00am. In the event of an IRB related emergency, please contact the appropriate IRB Chair listed on the Contact Us page.
February 2012
The Human Subjects Office has an open Social Science\Behavioral Community Based Research IRB Administrator position. For additional information, please see Requisition # 60643 on the JOBS@UIOWA.EDU website for additional details on the position.
January 18, 2012
IRB Educational Sessions, Presentations, and Office Hours has been updated for the Spring 2012 semester. Please review the Educational Resources page for details.
July 2011
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services information related to Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Revisions to the Common Rule.
June 2011
6/29/11 Updates to HawkIRB. Updates have been made to sections VI and VII.D in HawkIRB, as well as the User Delegates page and the help information for question V.21. Please review page 2 of the June HSO Newsletter for detailed information regarding the changes.
6/29/11 New issue of HSO Newsletter -- Help Topic: Use of Protected Information. The June issue of Human Subjects Highlights is located here. Share your ideas! Please email your comments, suggestions, newsletter topics, and research experiences to irb@uiowa.edu. The HSO is looking for research team members, studies, awards and stories to feature in upcoming issues of Human Subjects Highlights.
May 2011
5/10/11 New issue of HSO Newsletter -- Help Topic: Consent & Waivers. The April / May issue of Human Subjects Highlights is located here. Share your ideas! Please email your comments, suggestions, newsletter topics, and research experiences to irb@uiowa.edu. The HSO is looking for research team members, studies, awards and stories to feature in upcoming issues of Human Subjects Highlights.
April 2011
4/15/11 Notice Regarding WebSurveyor Technical Issues. Researchers using or planning to use the WebSurveyor survey tool to collect data as part of a research project should consult the ITS WebSurveyor - Known Issue page for the most up to date information regarding the technical issues and alternative options.
4/6/11 New IRB Metrics. The IRB Metrics page has been updated to reflect data from all four quarters in 2010. See the charts in the "How long does it take for IRB Review to be completed" section for information on average times to approval and the number of studies released. These charts are based on data from 2008 (Quarters 1-4) to 2010 (Quarters 1-4).
4/4/11 Information Regarding New Research Billing Procedures. University of Iowa Health Care, through the Joint Office for Compliance, is implementing new required procedures for investigators related to billing for items and services within research studies. Please review more detailed content regarding this here, sent out as a mass email by the Joint Office for Compliance.
March 2011
Effective March 31, 2011, the VHA Handbook 1200.5 has been revised to 1200.05. If you are conducting VA Research, please review the new information on the "Research at the VAMC" page found here
3/28/11 Important Updates for Human Subjects Research at Iowa. Please review the important updates here regarding consent documents, Hardin Library, the Record of Consent Policy, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the HSO Newsletter. This information was also sent out in a mass email to all Principal Investigators, research team members, and delegates the week of 3/28/11.
3/18/11 New issue of HSO Newsletter. The February / March issue of Human Subjects Highlights is located here. Share your ideas! Please email your comments, suggestions, newsletter topics, and research experiences to irb@uiowa.edu. The HSO is looking for research team members, studies, awards and stories to feature in upcoming issues of Human Subjects Highlights.