Category Archives: May 2020

New Feature: Tracking Combo Sites Now Supported in IREx

Approvals, Edit Participating Sites, IREx Study Manager, IREx Study Setup, Local Considerations, May 2020, Relying HRPP, Reviewing IRB, Status Summary Tab, Study PI

Combo Sites, defined as one study team engaging multiple FWAs for the same study, are now supported on IREx. In the past, SIRBs and Study Managers had no way to group sites together to ensure all documentation was in place before review. Moreover, relying sites had to duplicate information (e.g., PI Survey). Now, Combo Sites are marked with a blue link icon throughout IREx and have several features to ensure reliance documentation is completed by each FWA in the most streamlined way possible. For more information, please visit our resources page, organized by role on our menu toolbar and watch our Combo Site trailer on YouTube.

Updated Feature: Study Registration Redesigned and Questions Added for Participating Sites

Edit Participating Sites, FRL, IREx Access, IREx Study Setup, May 2020, Relying HRPP

TThe Study Registration page has been updated to give Participating Site HRPPs control of how their site is listed on a study. The new registration page allows the HRPP Liaison to confirm the site and PI listed, change the PI for your site, indicate that a different site is engaged by the PI, add additional FWAs for a single study team (“Combo Site”), or decline engagement in a study. Please visit our YouTube channel to watch a video on the new Study Registration process. Please visit our YouTube channel to watch a video on the new Study Registration process.

Updated Feature: Redesigned Participating Sites Dialog for Study Managers and sIRBs

Edit Participating Sites, FRL, IREx Study Manager, IREx Study Setup, May 2020, Reviewing IRB

The Participating Sites Dialog, used by the SIRB or Study Manager to add participating sites to a study, has a new intuitive design. Here, a site can be added with the PI and/or Coordinator information. If the PI or coordinator is an existing IREx user, their information will be auto-filled. You can also add additional FWAs if one study team engages multiple FWAs (“Combo Site”). Please watch our 3-minute YouTube video to learn more about adding sites to a study.