Protecting Research Participants

The University of Minnesota's Institutional Review Board recently underwent two separate external reviews of its Human Research Protection Program that suggest positive outcomes from recent changes.

Early results from piloting a new way to manage Institutional Review Board submissions shows an improved turnaround time and increased employee engagement.

A work group was convened to discuss the participation cost language in the consent template, and institution-wide expectations for research participation cost coverage when a research participant is billed for research related activities that will not be covered by the study, sponsor, or insurance.