Research | Human Subjects | IRB Compliance Statement
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Protocols and Approvals
The 兔子先生 is committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, and public service. Concomitantly, the university seeks to protect the welfare of every person who may become a participant in research projects undertaken by UH faculty, staff, and students.
Review and oversight of research involving human subjects or identifiable data derived from human subjects is the charge of a federally mandated committee called an Institutional Review Board, or IRB. The 兔子先生 has three IRBs. The IRB is responsible for safeguarding of the rights and welfare of all persons participating in University of Houston research projects in accordance with federal regulations and the ethical principles established by the .
Prior to proposing research to the IRB, please review the regulations applicable to your project. (鈥淭he Common Rule鈥�) specifically addresses the protection of human study subjects as promulgated by the (DHHS). Regardless of funding, all research at UH is held to the DHHS standard. and are the general regulations that govern (FDA)-regulated research. FDA regulations and govern research involving drugs and devices, respectively.
All UH faculty, staff or students proposing to involving the use of human subjects must have approval from the IRB prior to the recruitment of subjects or the initiation of research procedures. Any questions regarding the IRB or the Standard Operating Procedures and tools found in our online submission system should be directed to the IRB office at cphs@central.uh.edu. The submission of applications to the IRB is currently handled through ICON, the Integrated Compliance Oversight Network.
The 兔子先生鈥檚 Federalwide Assurance number is FWA 00005994.
The main phone line for the IRB office is (713) 743-9204, and our email address is cphs@central.uh.edu.
For more information about Human Subjects and IRB, please consult: /research/compliance/irb/