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Home   >  Institutional Review Board   >  Guidance for Investigators   >  Addenda and Amendments

Addenda and Amendments

Guidance for Investigators

  • Activities Requiring IRB Review and Approval
  • Exempt vs. Expedited vs. Full Board
  • Submission Requirements
  • Review Process
  • Addenda and Amendments
  • International Research
  • Conclusion/Termination
  • Informed Consent
  • Continuing Review

Research investigators shall be responsible for submitting for IRB review all amendments, addenda, supplements or other changes to previously approved projects along with a copy of the original protocol when:

  • The research project proposes to involve or to change the involvement of human subjects and the involvement is significantly different from that which was originally approved by the IRB
  • The informed consent document is materially modified from that which was originally approved by the IRB
  • The Principal Investigator wishes to add or change any study personnel
  • Principal Investigators must check with the IRB to determine if modifications are material.

Submission Requirements

The Principal Investigator shall submit as attachments to an email message to IRB@drake.edu:

  • A letter that summarizes the changes and indicates their location in the protocol and/or informed consent document
  • An electronic copy of the revised protocol and informed consent document. Any changes in the language of the informed consent must be noted
  • A clean copy of the revised informed consent document (to be dated by the IRB upon approval)
  • A copy of any revised advertising material
  • A copy of any other relevant documentation

Please contact IRB staff with any questions or concerns
515-271-2850
irb@drake.edu

2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
1-800-44-DRAKE


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