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What is research involving human subjects, and do I need to apply for IRB approval?
Federal regulations define research as any investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Any such investigation that obtains such data about living human individuals through interaction or intervention with those individuals, or that obtains identifiable private information about those individuals counts as research involving human subjects.
Examples of this research include: surveys or cognitive tests designed to measure psychological reactions or mental abilities, human factors research, testing medical equipment on humans, tests for the effectiveness of drug treatments, and other therapies.
Since UAH does not have a medical school, the majority of our applications come from human sciences (psychology and sociology), human factors engineering, nursing, and a small amount from biotechnology, engineering and administrative science.
If you have a question about whether your research even needs IRB approval, please contact Dr. William Wilkerson, the IRB Chair, at irb@uah.edu.
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