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Toolkit Library

The HRPP Toolkit Library is a collection of documents designed to guide and support the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), Institutional Review Board (IRB) staff, and IRB members in their review and oversight activities.

Table of Contents

Manuals

  • HRP-103–Manual–Investigator Manual
  • HRP-103p–Manual–Investigator Manual–pSite

Standard Operating Procedures

General SOPs

  • HRP-001–SOP–Definitions
  • HRP-012–SOP–Observation of Consent Process
  • HRP-013–SOP–LARs, Children, and Guardians
  • HRP-020–SOP–Incoming Items
  • HRP-021–SOP–Pre-Review
  • HRP-023–SOP–Emergency and Device Compassionate Use Review
  • HRP-024–SOP–New Information
  • HRP-025–SOP–Investigations
  • HRP-026–SOP–Suspension or Termination Issued Outside of Convened IRB
  • HRP-027–SOP–Emergency Use Compassionate Use Individual Patient Access Post-Review
  • HRP-030–SOP–Designated Reviewers
  • HRP-031–SOP–Non-Committee Review Preparation
  • HRP-032–SOP–Non-Committee Review Conduct
  • HRP-040–SOP–IRB Meeting Preparation
  • HRP-041–SOP–IRB Meeting Conduct
  • HRP-042–SOP–IRB Meeting Attendance Monitoring
  • HRP-043–SOP–IRB Meeting Minutes
  • HRP-044–SOP–Not Otherwise Approvable Research
  • HRP-050–SOP–Conflicting Interests of IRB Members
  • HRP-051–SOP–Consultation
  • HRP-052–SOP–Post-Review
  • HRP-055–SOP–Financial Conflicts of Interest
  • HRP-060–SOP–Annual Evaluations of the HRPP
  • HRP-061–SOP–Quarterly Evaluations of the HRPP
  • HRP-063–SOP–Expiration of IRB Approval
  • HRP-064–SOP–NIH GDS Institutional Certification
  • HRP-065–SOP–Response Plan for Emergencies–Disasters Impacting the HRPP
  • HRP-070–SOP–IRB Records
  • HRP-071–SOP–Toolkit Management
  • HRP-072–SOP–IRB Records Retention
  • HRP-080–SOP–IRB Formation and Registration
  • HRP-081–SOP–IRB Removal
  • HRP-082–SOP–IRB Membership Addition
  • HRP-083–SOP–IRB Membership Removal
  • HRP-084–SOP–IRB Meeting Scheduling and Notification
  • HRP-090–SOP–Informed Consent Process for Research
  • HRP-091–SOP–Written Documentation of Consent

Single IRB Reliance-Specific SOPs

  • HRP-801–SOP–Establishing Authorization Agreements
  • HRP-802–SOP–Institutional Profile Management
  • HRP-805–SOP–External IRB Updates
  • HRP-806–SOP–Review Request to Cede Review

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General Documents

  • HRP-104–Brochure–Should I Take Part in Research?
  • HRP-105–Crosswalk–OHRP FDA Written Procedure Crosswalk
  • HRP-108–Flowchart–Study-Specific Emergency–Disaster Risk Mitigation Planning
  • HRP-109–Manual–IRB Member Manual

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Forms

  • HRP-202–Form–IRB Member Information
  • HRP-204–Form–IRB Committee Meeting Confidentiality Agreement (Kuali Build)
  • HRP-206–Form–WVU Approved in Principle Request Form (Kuali Build)
  • HRP-207–Form–QA/QI and Program Evaluation Self-Certification Tool (Kuali Build)
  • HRP-208–Form–Emergency Use Concurrence Request (Kuali Build)
  • HRP-817–Form–WVU IRB Reliance Request Form

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Worksheets

General Worksheets

  • HRP-301–Worksheet–Review Materials
  • HRP-302–Worksheet–Approval Intervals
  • HRP-303–Worksheet–Communication of Review Results
  • HRP-304–Worksheet–IRB Composition
  • HRP-305–Worksheet–Quorum and Expertise
  • HRP-306–Worksheet–Drugs and Biologics
  • HRP-307–Worksheet–Devices
  • HRP-308–Worksheet–Pre-Review
  • HRP-309–Worksheet–Ancillary Review Matrix
  • HRP-310–Worksheet–Human Research Determination
  • HRP-311–Worksheet–Engagement Determination
  • HRP-312–Worksheet–Exemption Determination
  • HRP-313–Worksheet–Expedited Review
  • HRP-314–Worksheet–Criteria for Approval
  • HRP-314a–Worksheet–Criteria for Consent
  • HRP-315–Worksheet–Advertisements
  • HRP-316–Worksheet–Payments
  • HRP-317–Worksheet–Short Form of Consent Documentation
  • HRP-318–Worksheet–Additional Federal Agency Criteria
  • HRP-320–Worksheet–Scientific or Scholarly Review
  • HRP-321–Worksheet–Review of Information Items
  • HRP-322–Worksheet–Emergency Use
  • HRP-323–Worksheet–Criteria for Approval HUD
  • HRP-325–Worksheet–Device Compassionate Use
  • HRP-326–Worksheet–Performance Evaluation for IRB Chairs
  • HRP-327–Worksheet–Performance Evaluation for IRB Members
  • HRP-328–Worksheet–Performance Evaluation for IRB Staff
  • HRP-330–Worksheet–HIPAA Authorization
  • HRP-331–Worksheet–FERPA Compliance
  • HRP-332–Worksheet–NIH GDS Institutional Certification
  • HRP-333–Worksheet–Certificate of Confidentiality
  • HRP-351–Worksheet–Protocol-Specific Emergency–Disaster Risk Mitigation Planning
  • HRP-352–Worksheet–Additional Emergency–Disaster Review Considerations

Single IRB Reliance-Specific Worksheets

  • HRP-830–Worksheet–Communication and Responsibilities
  • HRP-832–Worksheet–Criteria for Ceding IRB Review
  • HRP-833–Worksheet–Criteria for Serving as sIRB

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Checklists

  • HRP-410–Checklist–Waiver or Alteration of Consent Process
  • HRP-411–Checklist–Waiver of Written Documentation of Consent
  • HRP-412–Checklist–Pregnant Women
  • HRP-413–Checklist–Non-Viable Neonates
  • HRP-414–Checklist–Neonates of Uncertain Viability
  • HRP-415–Checklist–Prisoners
  • HRP-416–Checklist–Children
  • HRP-417–Checklist–Adults with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
  • HRP-418–Checklist–Non-Significant Risk Device
  • HRP-419–Checklist–Waiver of Consent Process for Emergency Research
  • HRP-430–Checklist–Investigator Quality Improvement
  • HRP-431–Checklist–Minutes Quality Improvement
  • HRP-441–Checklist–HIPAA Waiver of Authorization

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Templates

General Templates

  • HRP-502–Template–Adult Medical Consent Document
  • HRP-502a–Template–Adult Non-Medical Consent
  • HRP-502b–Template–Parent Guardian Consent
  • HRP-502c–Template–Child Assent Form
  • HRP-502d–Template–Combined Parent Guardian and Child Consent
  • HRP-502e–Template–Cover Letter
  • HRP-502f–Template–Supplemental Consent Language for Studies Involving Digital Health Technology
  • HRP-502g–Template–Stand-Alone HIPAA Authorization
  • HRP-506–Template–Consent Document–Expanded Access
  • HRP-507–Template–Consent Document–Short Form

Protocol Templates

  • HRP-503–Template–Protocol
  • HRP-503a–Template–SBS Protocol
  • HRP-503b–Template–NHSR Protocol
  • HRP-503c–Template–Secondary Research Protocol
  • HRP-503d–Template–Humanitarian Use Device Protocol
  • HRP-503e–Template–Exemption Determination Protocol
  • HRP-508–Template–Site Supplement

Other Templates

  • HRP-504–Template–Letter–School Permission to Conduct Research

Single IRB Reliance-Specific Templates

  • HRP-818–Template–WVU Required Institutional Consent Language
  • HRP-818a–Template–WVU Required Consent Language for Advarra IRB
  • HRP-819b–Template–WVU-Required Consent Language for WCG IRB

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Human Research Protection Program Plan

  • HRP-101–Plan–Human Research Protection Program Plan

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Manuals

These manuals detail expectations and requirements of the Human Research Protection Program, IRB members and staff, and investigators.


Investigator Manual

To supplement the Toolkit documents, the Investigator Manual is designed to guide you through policies and procedures related to the conduct of Human Research that are specific to this institution. The manual is comprehensive and covers everything from who can serve as PI and the IRB review process, to investigator responsibilities post-approval.


Investigator Manual (pSite) (DOCX)

HRP-103p—Investigator Manual (pSite) is a guidance document for investigators involved in multisite human-subjects research under a single-Institutional-Review-Board (single-IRB) model (i.e., a “pSite” or participating site).

Standard Operating Procedures

These standard operating procedures (SOPs) describe policies and procedures related to IRB review, management, or function.

General SOPs

HRP standard operating procedures with titles, file types, and revision dates
No. SOP Title Last Updated
001 Definitions (DOCX)
012 Observation of consent process (DOCX)
013 Legally authorized representative (LAR), children, and guardians (DOCX)
020 Incoming items (DOCX)
021 Pre-review (DOCX)
023 All emergency use, compassionate use (device only) and individual patient expanded access (drug only) review (DOCX)
024 New Information (DOCX)
025 Investigations (DOCX)
026 Suspension or termination issued outside of convened IRB (DOCX)
027 All emergency use, compassionate use (device only) and individual patient expanded access (drug only) post-review (DOCX)
030 Designated reviewers (DOCX)
031 Non-committee review preparation (DOCX)
032 Non-committee review conduct (DOCX)
040 IRB meeting preparation (DOCX)
041 IRB meeting conduct (DOCX)
042 IRB meeting attendance monitoring (DOCX)
043 IRB meeting minutes (DOCX)
044 Not otherwise approvable research (DOCX)
050 Conflicting interests of IRB members (DOCX)
051 Consultation (DOCX)
052 Post-review (DOCX)
055 Financial Conflicts of Interest (DOCX)
060 Annual evaluations of the HRPP (DOCX)
061 Quarterly evaluations of the HRPP (DOCX)
063 Expiration of IRB approval (DOCX)
064 NIH genomic data sharing (GDS) institutional certification (DOCX)
065 Response plan for emergencies-disasters impacting the HRPP (DOCX)
070 IRB records (DOCX)
071 Toolkit management (DOCX)
072 IRB records retention (DOCX)
080 IRB formation and registration (DOCX)
081 IRB removal (DOCX)
082 IRB membership addition (DOCX)
083 IRB membership removal (DOCX)
084 IRB meeting scheduling and notification (DOCX)
090 Informed consent process for research (DOCX)
091 Written documentation of consent (DOCX)

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Single IRB Reliance-Specific

HRP Single IRB Reliance Specific standard operating procedures with titles, file types, and revision dates.
No. SOP Title Last Updated
801 Establishing Authorization Agreements (DOCX)
802 Institutional Profile Management (DOCX)
805 External IRB Updates (DOCX)
806 Review Request to Cede Review (DOCX)

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General Documents

This section includes the primary HRPP reference documents outlining required procedures, regulatory crosswalks, and participant-facing resources.

Forms

IRB staff, members, and investigators use these forms as a reference or tool for IRB submissions.

HRP forms with titles, file types, and revision dates
No. Form Title Last Updated
202 IRB Member Information (DOCX)
204 IRB Committee Meeting Confidentiality Agreement (Kuali Build)
205 OHRP Information Access Request Form - Kuali (PDF)
207 QA/QI and Program Evaluation Self-Certification Tool (Kuali Build)
208 Emergency Use Concurrence Request (Kuali Build) 
817 WVU IRB Reliance Request Form (Kuali Build)

Worksheets

IRB staff and members use these worksheets to guide their review of submissions, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

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Single IRB Reliance Specific

Single IRB Reliance Specific HRP worksheets with titles and revision dates
No. Worksheet Title Last Updated
830 Communication and Responsibilities (DOCX)
832 Criteria for Ceding IRB Review (DOCX)
833 Criteria for Serving as sIRB (DOCX)

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Checklists

IRB members and staff use these checklists to consider and document regulatory items and enhance compliance with federal, state and local requirements.

Templates

Investigators preparing IRB submissions use these templates for protocols and consent documents. Additional IRB templates are provided to promote transparency of IRB operations.

Consent Templates

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Protocol Documents

HRP Consent Templates with Titles, File Types, and Revision Dates
No. Template Title Last Updated
503 Protocol (DOCX)
503a SBS Protocol (DOCX)
503b NHSR Protocol (DOCX)
503c Secondary Research Protocol (DOCX)
503d Humanitarian Use Device Protocol (DOC)
503e Exemption Determination Protocol (DOCX)
508 Site Supplement to Sponsor Protocol (DOCX)

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Other

HRP Consent Templates with Titles, File Types, and Revision Dates
No. Template Title Last Updated
504 Letter—School Permission To Conduct Research (DOCX)

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Single IRB Reliance-Specific

HRP Consent Templates with Titles, File Types, and Revision Dates
No. Template Title Last Updated
817 WVU IRB Reliance Request Form
818 WVU-Required Institutional Consent Language (DOCX)
818a WVU-Required Consent Language for Advarra IRB (DOCX)
819b WVU-Required Consent Language for WCG IRB (DOCX)

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Human Research Protection Program

The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is the system an institution uses to ensure that all research involving human participants is conducted ethically, safely, and in compliance with laws and regulations.

The HRPP Plan is available to download or view on the web:

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