Please note: a complete protocol, with ALL necessary addendum forms, must be submitted with these forms. After your study receives IRB Approval, please submit an electronic copy of your lay summary to the IRB Liaison in order to highlight your research on the Helfgott website.
Before you begin your study, check to see if an IRB review is required.
Required documents for all IRB submissions:
- Consent Form Template – 05.25.17
- Initial Review Questionnaire (IRQ) – 09.17.25
- Study Protocol (see links to template and example protocol under “Protocol Resources” below)
- Checklist – 04.15.24
Each investigator must complete:
- Disclosure of Significant Financial Interest Form (DSFI Form). This confidential form must be fully completed before submitting your IRB application. Please use the link above to initiate this process. If it is determined that a Conflict of Interest Management Plan is needed, then the individual must share the resulting COI management plan with their PI and submit to the IRB in either the initial submission or PRAF. Questions about this form and process can be directed to the NUNM Research Integrity Officer, Nini Callan, ND
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training
- Human Subjects Research (HSR) or comparable HIPAA training.
Read about CITI Training Info here.
Internal investigators can email these training completion reports to: NUNM IRB Liaison. External investigators’ completion reports must be submitted with the IRB application submission.
Select documents from the list below may be required depending on the study design:
- IRB Exemption Review – 02.08.23 (if applicable)
- IRB Expedited Review – 02.08.23 (if applicable)
- Secondary Data Analysis Projects – 07.21.16
- Biological Specimens Collection and Storage Form – 07.19.16
- Dietary Supplement, Herbal Remedy, or Other Complementary or Alternative Remedy Form – 07.19.16
- Focus Groups, Interviews, Questionnaires, Surveys, or Non–Interventional Observations Form – 07.19.16
- Investigational Devices – 07.19.16
- Investigational Drugs – 07.19.16
- Decisionally Impaired Adults Form – 07.19.16
- Consent Form Template – 05.25.17
- Non–NUNM Data Collection Form – 07.19.16
- Waiver of Authorization Form – 06.22.18
- IRB Agreement & Authorization Form – 05.02.17
- IRB Authorization Agreement – 05.02.17
Protocol Resources
Refer to the SPIRIT 2013 Checklist here.
- Protocol Template – 09.21.21
- Example Protocol – 09.21.21
Background Resources
- How to Write Specific Aims – 07.21.16
Case Reports
- Case Series Instructions – 07.21.16
- Consent Form for Case Reports – 11.06.19
Medical Responsibility Assurances Forms
- PI Assurances Form – 12.06.16
- CI Assurances Form – 07.19.16
Telephone Script (if applicable)
- Telephone Screening Template – 07.21.16
Advertisement (if applicable)
- Advertisement Criteria – 07.21.16
- Example Advertisement – 06.05.15
Resources for Approved Studies
- Adverse Events Log – 07.19.16
- Unanticipated Problem Reporting Form – 07.19.16
- Adverse Events Spontaneous Reporting Form – 07.19.16
- Protocol Deviation Violation Form – 07.19.16
- Protocol Revision and Amendment Form (PRAF) – 08.23.25
- Protocol Revision Amendment Form–no signature – 07.19.16
- Continuing Review Form – 07.19.16
- Final Review Form (FRF) – 04.10.17
- Reactivation Request – 07.19.16
- Basic Blood Draw Informed Consent & Authorization Form – 07.21.16
- Lay Language Protocol Summary – 07.21.16
- W–9 Letter Form – 07.21.16
Required documents for Scientific Review (SR) – (students must complete the scientific review process before submitting an IRB review):
- SR One–Page Proposal – 05.18.18
- SR Checklist – 05.18.18 (for full submission review)