应用程序提示

Following the recommendations below can help reduce the time needed by the IRB to complete the review of your application and the number of action items that may require revisions to your protocol or 知情同意 prior to approval.

1. Know your audience—IRB members and staff. The audience for IRB applications is doctoral-level reviewers and masters-level IRB staff. Most of the people who will be reviewing your application are not likely to be experts in your field and may have varying degrees of familiarity with your research methods.
2. Download the latest versions of application 形式 and 知情同意 templates for each new application. These documents may have been revised since the last time you prepared an application.
3. Review the IRB application form before you start filling it out. Understand w在这里 certain details belong and w在这里 the IRB reviewers expect to find them. This reduces the likelihood that you will be asked to provide clarification 赌球app details the reviewers could not easily find.
4. Know your audience—research participants. Informed consent documents and research questionnaires should be written for a lay audience unless the study participants are all knowledgeable 赌球app the topic(s) being studied. For most studies, consent 形式 should be written at an 8th-grade reading level. If you are using Microsoft Word to draft your 知情同意, you can check the readability level by following the instructions provided 在这里.
5. 避免行话. In your IRB application, 知情同意, and surveys and questionnaires, define terms that are specific to your academic discipline and might not be familiar to your readers.
6. Avoid passive voice and vague wording. Use active voice to clarify who will be responsible for accomplishing the various components of the study. Include relevant details.
   • IRB application example:
     • Passive voice, vague wording: “Informed consent will be obtained.”
     • 主动语态, specific wording: “The principal investigator will send a copy of the 知情同意 document to people who express interest in participating in the study. The PI will schedule a time to talk with potential enrollees by phone or Zoom to discuss any questions they may have before completing the study enrollment and 知情同意 process.”
   • Informed consent document example:
     • Passive voice, vague wording: “A sample of your blood will be taken.”
     • 主动语态, specific wording: “A trained member of the research team will use a sterile needle to stick your finger and obtain a few drops of blood for testing.”
7. Avoid legal terminology in 知情同意 documents. Such phrasing can be intimidating and interfere with a participant’s comprehension of study information. Examples include “You 在这里by agree,”“你, 署名人, 一定要承认这点,” and “You understand your legal rights as a research participant.”
8. Include appropriate details. 在IRB应用程序中, it is appropriate to include details 赌球app the analytical approaches you will use to test your hypothesis or answer your research question. This information is rarely relevant to study participants. Fewer details 赌球app data collection methods are typically appropriate in 知情同意 documents compared to IRB applications:
   • 适当的细节, IRB protocol: “A research team member will measure the participant’s height and weight using a wall-mounted stadiometer and a calibrated balance-beam scale.”
   • 适当的细节, 知情同意: “We will measure your height and weight.”
9. Proofread all documents for spelling and grammar before submitting them for review.