If you are conducting research with human subjects, there are a number of regulatory and compliance guidelines that you must follow before you can enroll your first subject. To facilitate the navigation through this seemingly daunting process, the following synopsis of regulatory information about research with human subjects is grouped into two basic categories and a variety of subcategories:
Human Studies
Overview
Project Management
Data Collection and Record-Keeping
Research Budgeting and Tracking Expenses
Staffing the Research Project
Research Regulatory Issues
- Human Studies
- Category 1: Requirements for Most Human Studies Conflicts of Interest Compliance Training and Education Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement Projects Preparatory to Research Projects Human Subjects Research Projects Registration of Clinical Trials UPMC Research Fiscal Review
- Category 2: Requirements for Specific Human Studies Drug or Medical Device Development Environmental Health and Safety Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) Radiation Safety Institutional Biosafety Committee Stem Cells Payments to Research Subjects
- Animal Studies
- Cadaveric Studies
- Basic Research Studies
The Research Conduct and Compliance Office's Research Guidance Tool provides information and resources for conducting research at Pitt.
The Institute for Clinical Research and Education provides a variety of training programs for clinical and translational researchers.
Important IRB announcements and helpful tips for dealing with OSIRIS are compiled in the IRB e-mail archives.
The IRB’s six-minute training video for primary investigators provides a broad overview of the basic navigation skills needed to submit a new application.
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