Institutional Review Board
What is the Institutional Review Board?
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or research ethics committees conduct periodic reviews of human subjects research to ensure participants are protected and proposals meet ethical acceptability standards for human research.
To determine whether your project requires IRB review, you can request a formal determination through Cayuse Human Ethics. Under Basic Information, when prompted to indicate Project Type, select "Non-Human Subjects Research OR NHSR Determination Request".
Need to Apply for IRB Approval?
Cayuse Human Ethics Resources
IRB Information
Need Access to Cayuse?
Not all Stockton University affiliates are registered to Cayuse Human Ethics.
Contact IRB@stockton.edu to request access to Cayuse. Make sure to provide the following
information:
- Name,
- Z-Number,
- GoPortal User, and
Researcher Training & Support
CITI Training
- Access CITI - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
- CITI Program - Training Instructions (pdf format)
- CITI Training Requirements
- Responsible Conduct in Research
How Can ORSP Help?
We want to hear from YOU!
Email us at IRB@stockton.edu with your suggestions.
Submission Resources
Click the tabs below to access relevant templates for each topic.
To access a given template, roll your mouse over the various template types and click the highlighted text box in grey that is most relevant to your needs.
IRB Submission Checklist
This checklist details the majority of documentation needed for any given IRB submission. It is recommended to utilize this checklist to ensure you have the appropriate information to include in your IRB submission.
Informed Consent Checklist
This checklist contains all the required elements of informed consent for researchers to verify their consent process is compliant with federal guidelines and internal policy.
Standard Informed Consent with Signature Example 1
This template is to obtain consent from research participants that are 18 years of age or older.
Standard Informed Consent with Signature Example 2
This template is to obtain consent from research participants that are 18 years of age or older.
Waiver of Documentation of Informed Consent (No Signature)
This template is to obtain consent from research participants that are 18 years of age or older when the consent form is the only document linking the identity of participants ot the study.
Parental Permission
This template is to obtain parental permission when a child is 18 or younger and unable to provide consent. Parental permission forms should be coupled with child assent forms unless the child is incapable of giving assent (<5 years old).
Child Assent (Ages 7-13)
This template is provided when the parent has already given permission for a child to participate in your research study, and the child must provide separate assent. This template’s reading level is appropriate for ages 7-13.
Domestic Letter of Support
If contact information of participants is not publicly available provide a letter of support from an individual authorized to speak on behalf of the institution supporting recruitment in your project.
International Letter of Support
If contact information of participants is not publicly available, and the institution is outside of the U.S., provide an international letter of support. This template requires more detail than a domestic letter of support.
Legacy IRB Data
Although the internal IRB system is no longer used, problems may still arise with previously approved IRB protocols.
In the event of unanticipated problems in your research involving risk or harm to subjects or others, fill out Unanticipated Problems Reporting Form immediately and provide to irb@stockton.edu IF the project is only in the phased out IRB system. If the protocol is in Cayuse Human Ethics create an Incident Submission in Cayuse.
To close out your IRB protocol, contact irb@stockton.edu and provide your protocol number and title IF the project is only in the phased out system. If the protocol is in Cayuse Human Ethics create a Closure Submission in Cayuse.
All research activities must cease upon study closure. To reinitiate research activities after study closure, researchers must submit a new protocol through Cayuse Human Ethics.
