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Submitting Project Completion and/or Annual Progress Reports

The following information applies to projects approved as expedited or by the full board only (i.e., those projects that are not "exempt").  Exempt research does not require any further review after the initial submission and review.

Project Completion Reports

When a project is completed, a Project Completion Report should be filled out and submitted to the IRB Chairperson.  A project is considered complete when data is no longer being collected and the data that has been collected does not contain any identifiers (i.e., the data cannot be linked to a specific participant).  The Project Completion Report can be found on the IRB Homepage. 

Annual Progress Reports

Projects can only be approved for one year and, if the researcher intends to continue the project past one year, it must receive an annual review from the IRB. 

The annual review process is as follows:

1.  The researcher will receive a reminder from the IRB one month before their annual review is required. 
2.  The researcher submits an Annual Progress Report, outlining any changes or modifications that have been made and/or any adverse events that have occurred.
3.  Unless there have been substantial modifications made to the original protocol, the Annual Progress Report need only be reviewed by the IRB Chairperson.

The Annual Progress Report can be found on the IRB Homepage.