{"id":39,"date":"2021-01-26T19:49:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/hrt1\/chapter\/the-institutional-review-board-at-granite-state-college\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:06:50","slug":"the-institutional-review-board-at-granite-state-college","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/hrt1\/chapter\/the-institutional-review-board-at-granite-state-college\/","title":{"raw":"The Institutional Review Board at Granite State College","rendered":"The Institutional Review Board at Granite State College"},"content":{"raw":"At Granite State College, research involving human subjects requires prior review by the IRB and receipt of written, unconditional approval from the IRB, regardless of discipline.\n\nFederal regulations define research<\/em> as:\n

Research:<\/em><\/strong> \"A systematic investigation including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.\" The regulations state that following activities are not<\/em> deemed research: (1) Scholarly and journalistic activities that focus directly on the specific individuals about whom the information is collected; (2) Public health surveillance activities conducted, supported, requested, ordered, required, or authorized by a public health authority; (3) Collection and analysis of information, biospecimens, or records by or for a criminal justice agency for activities authorized by law or court order solely for criminal justice or criminal investigative purposes; or (4) Authorized operational activities in support of intelligence, homeland security, defense, or other national security missions.\u201d [45 CFR 46.102(l)<\/a>].<\/p>\nFederal regulations define human subject<\/em> as:\n

Human Subject<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cHuman subject means a living individual about whom an investigator(whether professional or student) conducting research: (i) Obtains information or biospecimens through\u00a0intervention<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0interaction<\/a>\u00a0with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information or biospecimens; or (ii) Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates\u00a0identifiable private information<\/a>\u00a0or identifiable biospecimens.\u201d [45 CFR 46.102(e)(1)<\/a>].<\/p>\nUsing this definition of human subjects, all research activities involving the prospective collection of information about individuals via intervention\/interaction are considered using human subjects and thus require Granite State College IRB approval before commencing.\n\nWhen studies involve the use of secondary\/existing data (data\/information that exist(s) at the time the research project begins [e.g., previously collected survey data, school records, medical records]) and if the secondary\/existing data do not contain private information,\u00a0GSC IRB approval is NOT needed to use such data for research purposes.\n\nSome common examples of secondary\/existing data that are not considered private information include, but are not limited to:\n