{"id":32674,"date":"2020-01-28T11:51:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/?page_id=32674"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:38:05","slug":"steps-in-the-single-irb-review-process-for-initial-applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/hsd\/single-irb\/uw-irb-as-a-single-irb\/steps-in-the-single-irb-review-process-for-initial-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps in the Single IRB Review Process for Initial Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"
This page describes<\/p>\n For information about what to do before<\/em> you submit a funding application to a funding agency which will require sIRB review, review UW is the Lead or Coordinating Site<\/a> or UW is a Participating Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n The UW IRB reviews sIRB studies in a sequential manner, meaning that it first<\/strong> reviews and approves the overall protocol and any generic materials to be used across all sites. After that<\/strong>, it begins the reliance process and review of relying sites. UW\u2019s experience is that sequential review is typically more efficient and leads to less confusion than concurrent review of sites along with the protocol. For example, if relying sites create and submit their consent materials based off of a consent template that has not been fully approved by the IRB, the sites will need to redraft and resubmit their site specific consent forms if the IRB requests significant changes to the template during its review of the protocol.<\/p>\n HSD\u2019s Zipline system is only accessible by members of the UW Study Team who have a UW NetID. This means that relying institutions cannot submit materials directly to the IRB. Instead, the UW Study Team will need to collect materials from relying institutions and submit them to the IRB in Zipline. Additionally, the UW Study Team is responsible for delivering all IRB communications and outcome documents to the relying institution study teams.<\/p>\n
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Overview of the sIRB process<\/h2>\n