CWRU IRB Policies and Procedures
The CWRU IRB updated its policies and procedures in July 2017. These policies are 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.
University Policy on Human Participants in Research (updated 2015-06)
Federal Regulations and Guidelines
45 CFR 46
The Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 46) can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.html
21 CFR 56
The Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR 56) can be found at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=c89b6ebbaec8c08db37ef0932fb80b6c&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title21/21cfr56_main_02.tpl
Case Western Reserve University Federalwide Assurance
CWRU has a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Human Research Protections OHRP.
CWRU FWA number: FWA00004428
CWRU IRB registration number: IRB00000683
The terms of our Federalwide Assurance can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/assurances/filasurt.html