Types of Review
--Full Board Review
--New Protocol Submission
--Expedited Review
--Exempt Research
--Quiz

Expedited Review

There are guidelines for an expedited review of an IRB application. Risk to the subject can be no more than minimal risk and involve only procedures listed in the Expedited Research Qualifying Criteria.

Although federal regulations suggest that using approved drugs can go through the expedited review process, the HFHS IRB has determined that studies using approved drugs will go through a full board review.

Federal regulations also suggest that approved medical devices may go through the expedited review process. Depending upon the research procedures used, some of these applications may require a full board review.

Some examples of research which may be eligible for an expedited review are listed below.

• Collection of blood samples under certain conditions
• Prospective collection of biological specimens for research purposes by noninvasive means
• Collection of data through noninvasive procedures
• Research involving materials collected solely for non-research purposes
• Collection of data from voice, video, digital, or image recordings made for research purposes
• Research on individual or group characteristics or behavior, such as surveys, interviews, oral histories, focus groups or program evaluations

Only the IRB can make the determination whether a proposal is eligible for expedited review. Investigators are encouraged to contact the IRB Office for more information.

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