Submission Requirements

Once you have determined which type of review is required for your project (Section 5.2), prepare your submission to the IRB accordingly, as described below. Throughout the review process and subsequent administration of the project, research investigators are responsible for complying with all IRB decisions, conditions and requirements. If revisions in the proposed protocol or informed consent document are required by the IRB, these revisions must be submitted to and approved by the IRB before the research project can begin.

Submission Requirements for Exempt Status
Submission Requirements for Expedited Status
Submission Requirements for Full Board Status

Submission Requirements for Exempt Status

If your project qualifies for exempt status (Exempt v. Expedited v. Full Board), send an electronic version of each of the following documents as attachments in an email message requesting exempt review, to IRB@drake.edu:

• A completed IRB New Protocol Submission Form
• Protocol or study design, including list of references
• Questionnaires/surveys
• Interview questions
• Other materials as needed to allow a thorough review

 Submission Requirements for Expedited Status

If your project qualifies for expedited status (Exempt v. Expedited v. Full Board), send an electronic version of each of the following documents in an e-mail message requesting expedited review to IRB@drake.edu:

• A completed IRB New Protocol Submission Form
• Protocol or study design, including list of references
• Informed consent document
• Assent document(s), if applicable
• Parental consent document, if applicable
• Questionnaires/surveys
• Interview questions
• Other material as needed to allow a thorough review
• Advertising or information flyers, brochures or materials, if any
• If the research project being submitted has been previously reviewed by a local or institutional IRB other than the Drake University IRB, a copy of the approval or disapproval notification from that IRB

Submission Requirements for Full Board Status

If your project requires full-board review (Exempt v. Expedited v. Full Board), then at least one week prior to the next scheduled full-board IRB meeting, send an electronic version of each of the following documents as attachments in an email message requesting full-board review to IRB@drake.edu:

• A completed IRB New Protocol Submission Form
• Protocol or study design, including list of references
• Informed consent document
• Assent document(s), if applicable
• Parental consent document, if applicable
• Questionnaires/surveys
• Interview questions
• Other material as needed to allow a thorough review
• Advertising or information flyers, brochures or materials, if any
• Any other documents that will be given to research subjects
• If the research project being submitted has been previously reviewed by a local or institutional IRB other than the Drake University IRB, a copy of the approval or disapproval notification from that IRB

Please contact IRB staff with any questions or concerns
515-271-2850
irb@drake.edu