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Case Western Reserve University
Social/Behavioral Science
Institutional Review Board (Case IRB)



IRB Review and Meeting Dates

The full Case IRB meets once per month. If an investigator does not submit a protocol requiring full board review before the monthly deadline date, the review will automatically take more than four weeks. It is important to keep the deadline dates in mind in order to avoid these types of delays.

Some protocols are delayed because they require multiple full board reviews due to poorly written protocols that require substantial revision or additional information. The IRB cannot approve protocols that are lacking required information or that are unclear. Careful preparation of the application by the investigator helps to avoid such delays.


Type of Review

Brief Description

Estimated Timeline

Deadlines AND 
Continuous/ Monthly

Exempt Determination

A determination of exemption is made by the Office of Research Compliance (ORC), and not by the investigator(s).

Research may be exempted if the research is minimal risk and fits the criteria listed in 45 CFR 46.101(b). See the Guidebook for local criteria and information.

Five (5) business days after receipt at the Office of Research Compliance (ORC), if no revisions are required.

Continuous process; there are no deadlines.

Expedited Review

Research may be processed through expedited review if the research is of minimal risk and involves procedures listed in 45 CFR 46.110.  See the Guidebook (below) for more details.

Ten (10) business days after receipt at the ORC, if no revisions are required.

Continuous process; there are no deadlines.

Full Review

 

Research is reviewed by the full Case IRB if it does not fall under one of the above categories, and (usually) if it involves minors, the cognitively impaired, prisoners, pregnant women, fetuses, or the educationally/economically
disadvantaged. Sensitive research topics may also require full review.

Twenty to thirty (20-30) business days after receipt at the ORC, if no revisions are required.

Monthly process: meetings are *usually* held on the first Tuesday of each month during the academic year, unless interrupted by holidays.  Summer meeting dates may vary.  Deadline is 14 days prior to the meeting (see below for upcoming dates).

Deadline         MeetingDate

Dec. 23, 2008   Jan. 6, 2009
Jan. 20, 2009   Feb 3, 2009
Feb. 17, 2009   Mar. 3, 2009
Mar. 24, 2009   Apr. 7, 2009
Apr. 21, 2009   May 5, 2009
May 19, 2009   Jun. 2, 2009
Jun. 23, 2009  Jul. 7, 2009
Jul. 21, 2009   Aug. 4, 2009
Aug. 18, 2009  Sep. 1, 2009
Sep. 22, 2009  Oct. 6, 2009
Oct. 21, 2009   Nov. 3, 2009
Nov. 17, 2009  Dec. 1, 2009