Building Your Study

Before submitting your study to the SMU IRB, take time to consider how your research will be designed, who will participate, what information will be collected, how participants will be recruited, and how their rights, privacy and confidentiality will be protected. Preparing your study before beginning an IRB application can help streamline the review process and reduce the need for revisions.

This page is designed to help you identify human subjects research requirements early and develop a study that is ethically and regulatorily appropriate. The IRB evaluates your application based on the information you provide. Clear, complete, and study-specific responses help RIC and the SMU IRB understand your research and facilitate an efficient review.

Use the guidance below to help develop your study and prepare the information you will need for your Cayuse Human Ethics (IRB) application.