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Institutional Review Board

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) must review all proposals for research that will involve human participants to ensure the safety and privacy of participants and the confidentiality of the information that will be collected from and about them. The IRB consists of faculty members from various Liberty departments and one non-university member. The IRB is part of Liberty University’s Research Ethics Office, which is responsible for ensuring that all research conducted by Liberty University faculty, staff, and students is done in accordance with federal regulations and university policy. Human subjects research is regulated by the federal government through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Human Research Protections.


IRB Application Checklist

Before you get started on your IRB application, review this checklist! Using this checklist will ensure that you have created all of the required supplemental documents. Incomplete IRB submissions will be immediately returned.


Submit an IRB Application through Cayuse IRB (Human Ethics)

  • IRB applications must be submitted to the IRB through Cayuse.
  • Please only log in to Cayuse when you are sure you are ready to apply for IRB approval.
  • For instructions on logging in and creating your IRB application, review Cayuse How Tos (pdf) and Cayuse FAQs (pdf).
  • After you have received IRB approval, any modifications, incident reports, or renewal applications must be submitted using Cayuse.
  • If you receive a “forbidden” message when you attempt to log in to Cayuse, please submit an access request. We’ll need to create your profile in Cayuse, and you will have access on the following day.

 

Log in to Cayuse IRB (Human Ethics)


Supporting Document Templates

With the exception of studies that will only involve the use of publicly accessible data, supporting documents will be needed to conduct your research. Examples include participant-facing documents, like recruitment information and consent forms, and documents used to seek and obtain the permission of study sites. Additionally, the IRB application provided through Cayuse IRB (Human Ethics) will require you to attach supporting documents based on your planned research procedures as indicated by your application responses. We provide templates for supporting documents and strongly encourage you to use them. The templates, along with descriptions of when each should be used, are located on our Supporting Document Templates page.


Regulatory Information

Human subjects research is governed by numerous guidelines, regulations, and policies:


IRB Policies

To ensure that researchers remain compliant with federal regulations, the IRB has developed the below policies:


IRB Processes and Guidance

The IRB strives to review applications adequately and in a timely manner while providing positive feedback for researchers. Certain processes have been put in place to help us meet this goal:


Research Opportunities

Liberty University fosters an environment focused on academic achievement and excellence in research. Explore the below opportunities:


Additional Research Departments

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