IREx will now send an annual reminder to IREx Liaisons (IRB/HRPP personnel) from the date the institution last updated their Institutional Profile. The reminder is to encourage HRPPs to keep their IP up to date as state laws or institutional policies may change.
Category Archives: Reviewing IRB
Updated Feature: Display site(s) listed on the study on the ‘Add Site’ dialog
From the Sites tab, the ‘Add Site’ dialog will now display a list of sites already listed on the study. This will serve as a quick glance to help the user reference what sites are already listed when adding new sites.
Updated Feature: Column added on the Overall Study Report to show study status closed/active
The columns on the Participating Site Report have been rearranged in the order we’d expect the dates to happen. Reviewing IRBs can access the Participating Site Report from their Reviewing Site’s Studies Dashboard.
Updated Feature: SS Tab Export: Capture Date Requested Agreements
The “Request Agreement Date” is now in the Status Summary Tab Export. The export will list only the first/original date requested agreements for a site. The Reviewing IRB and IREx Study Manager can access the export from the Status Summary Tab.
Updated Feature: Allow to select multiple sponsors in the ‘Create a Study’ dialog
Reviewing IRBs can now select multiple sponsors when creating a new study.
If ‘other’ is selected, the Reviewing IRB will be required to enter the other sponsor’s name and add multiple other sponsors as needed.
Updated Feature: Sponsors now listed in the Overall Study Export
The Overall Study Export has a new ‘Sponsors’ column that lists the sponsors for a study. Multiple sponsors are separated by commas. Reviewing IRBs can access the Overall Study Report from their Reviewing Site’s Studies Dashboard from the Export menu.
Updated Feature: Modified Participating Site Report by rearranging columns
The columns on the Participating Site Report have been rearranged in the order we’d expect the dates to happen. Reviewing IRBs can access the Participating Site Report from their Reviewing Site’s Studies Dashboard.
New Feature: New steps added to the Reviewing IRB Getting Started Checklist
Reviewing IRBs now have a ‘Request Agreements’ step on their Getting Started Checklist when selecting ‘sIRB only’ in the study setup for whom can use IREx to send instructions for executing the required agreements. Reviewing IRBs will also have a new ‘Manage Agreements’ step on their checklist if there are sites with incomplete agreements listed on the study – when clicked, the Manage Agreements dialog will open for the Reviewing IRB to enter executed agreements for relying sites.
New Feature: Allow to resend ‘Request Agreements’ notification
Reviewing IRBs and Study Managers can resend the Request Agreements notification to sites with incomplete agreements. From the Status Summary’s Agreement column, use the drop down and press ‘Request Agreements’ to resend a notification. The button and pop-up will show the last date the request agreement notification was sent for the site.
Updated Feature: Allow to add contacts from the Contacts page
Reviewing IRBs and Study Managers can now use the ‘Edit Study Team Access’ button on the Contacts page to give access to additional contacts at sites with study access.