Local Policies and Federal Regulations

CWRU IRB Policies and Procedures

The CWRU IRB continues to update its guidance documents.  This guidance is meant to serve as a tool for faculty, staff, and students who perform social science/behavioral studies, and low-risk biomedical research not conducted in a hospital setting.

Human Research Protection Plan

University Policy on Human Participants in Research (AY2022-2023)

Investigator Manual

Data Use Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements for all Human-related data and Human-derived samples

IRB Member Manual

Federal Regulations and Guidelines

45 CFR 46, Protection of Human Subjects: The Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 46) 

21 CFR 56, Institutional Review Boards: The Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR 56)