Center for Research

Welcome to the new e-IRB Online Research Application Submission System! All IRB applications must now be submitted electronically for review. Please use the appropriate user manual below to guide you through the submission process.

• Student Electronic IRB User Manual
• Faculty Electronic IRB User Manual

Supplemental Information and Form Documents:

Guidance Documents

• HIPPAA Rules
• HIPPAA Identifiers
• Guidance for Consent – Exempt
• Consent templates
• Exempt
• Expedited or Full

Appendices

• Appendix A: Agency Permission
• Appendix B: HIPPAA Waiver
• Appendix C: Deception
• Appendix D1: Waiver or Alteration of Consent Process
• Appendix D2: Waiver of Consent Documentation
• Appendix E: Decisionally Impaired
• Appendix F: Pregnant Women & Neonates
• Appendix G: Non-English Speaking Participants
• Appendix H: Children

Additional Forms

These forms may be used when the investigator needs IRB review at two or more institutions. All human subject research done at Madonna University must be reviewed/approved by MU Institutional Review Board (IRB) through initial review using forms above (for MU students and faculty) or agreement using forms below.

MU IRB of Record Authorization Agreement (used when MU approves proposal but research is to be conducted at another institution with OHRP-approved IRB with FWA)
External IRB of Record Collaboration Agreement (used when investigators from two or more institutions with OHRP-approved IRB with FWA, including MU, are involved)
External IRB of Record Authorization Agreement (used when proposal approved by another OHRP-approved IRB with FWA but research is to be conducted at MU)

IRB approval expires after one year. Use this form to reapply and extend approval. (Investigators with research given an exempt approval are not required to resubmit.)

• Application for Renewal of IRB approval

Research Integrity and Misconduct

• Report of Research Misconduct

Madonna University now offers free Research Integrity Training (RIT) for faculty, staff and students through our institutional subscription to the CITI program (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative).  Click here: CITI Research Integrity Training for information on accessing the training and course requirements.  CITI' s registration/enrollment page can be reached at Citiprogram.org.

The Ethical Principles of the American Psychological Association