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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Information Sheets for Clinical Investigators and IRBs
http://www.fda.gov/oc/oha/IRB/toc.html
These information sheets present the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current guidance on protection of human subjects in research. Topics include, among others: answers to FAQs, informed consent guidance, list of various regulations and their differences, and information on continuing review.

Good Clinical Practice Articles (ICH)
www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM073122.pdf
The International ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording, and reporting trials that involve the participation of human subjects.

FDA Regulations
Title 21, Part 50: Protection of Human Subjects http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ waisidx_99/21cfr50_99.html

Title 21, Part 56: Institutional Review Boards
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ waisidx_99/21cfr56_99.html.

Title 21, Part 312: Investigational New Drug Application http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ waisidx_99/21cfr312_99.html

Title 21, Part 812: Investigational Device Exemption
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ waisidx_02/21cfr812_02.html


Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)

IRB Guidebook, prepared by Robin Levin Penslar, JD
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/irb/irb_guidebook.htm

The Belmont Report
http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/belmont.html

This report outlines basic principles and guidelines for human subjects research.

DHHS Regulations

Title 45, Part 46: Protection of Human Subjects
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/
waisidx_99/45cfr46_99.html

Title 45, Parts 160 and 164: Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Title 45, Parts 160, 162 and 164: Health Insurance Reform: Security Standards
http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/

Articles

Expanding Human Research Oversight
HIPAA Privacy Rule, Research and the IRB
HIPAA Quick Reference Table
Human Subject Protections: Who's Who, What's What

Best Practices in Gaining Informed Consent

IRBs Under Fire: The Rising Number of Clinical Research Studies Means More Risks

Guidelines

Clinical Trial Advertising
Primary Care Physician as Investigator
Vulnerable Populations
Minors


Goodwyn IRB Template Consent Language (includes HIPAA Authorization)
Informed Consent Checklist

Lay Terms for use in informed consent
Tool for Assessing Informed Consent

Submitting Applications
Compliance Statement
Membership Roster

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