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Guidelines for conducting research involving human subjects:

  • The Common Rule - 45 CFR 46
  • Belmont Report
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • The Privacy Rule - 45 CFR 160
  • COUHES HIPAA Guidance Document

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  • Policies & Procedures
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    • Criteria for Acceptance of Studies
    • Financial Conflicts of Interest
    • Guidance on NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy
    • Ongoing Monitoring and Reporting
    • Principal Investigator Status
    • Record Keeping
    • Research at Collaborating Institution
    • Review and Approval of Studies
    • Sabbaticals and Leaves of Absence
    • Training of Research Personnel
  • Guidelines
    • Additional Review (China, Russia or Saudi Arabia)
    • Adult Subjects with Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Decision-Making Capacity
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research
    • Audiotaping and Videotaping
    • COUHES Policy for Using Amazon's Mechanical Turk
    • Data Handling When a Subject Withdraws From a Study
    • Data Protection
    • Data Sharing
    • Electronic Consent
    • FDA Regulated Research
    • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Research Activities
    • Guidance on Use of Protected Health Information for Research Purposes
    • Guidelines for Single IRB
    • Guidance for Student Research and Class Projects
    • Including Women of Childbearing Potential in Research and Pregnancy Testing
    • Minors
    • MIT Students and Lab Members as Subjects
    • MRI and Pregnancy
    • Non-English Speakers
    • Oral History Activities
    • Other Vulnerable Subjects
    • Passive Parental Consent
    • Payment and Costs
    • Pregnant Women
    • Private Data, Human Specimens and Cells
    • Research Involving Deception
    • Research Involving Mental Health Topics
    • Research Involving Non-MIT Collaborators
    • Research that May Affect Privacy of Health Information
    • Students as Subjects
    • Subjects with Limited Ability to Read, Hear, or See
    • Subjects with Limited Comprehension
    • Surveys, Questionnaires and Interviews
  • Informed Consent
    • Additional Standard Language for Informed Consent
    • Basic Elements of Informed Consent
    • Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent or Waiver of Documentation of Informed Consent
  • Clinical Trials at MIT
    • Certificates of Confidentiality
    • ClinicalTrials.gov Requirements
    • Data Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP)
    • GCP Training
  • FAQ
  • COUHES Connect Resources
    • COUHES Connect FAQs
    • COUHES Connect Guidance
    • Helpful Links
  • Department of Defense (DoD) Sponsored or Supported Exempt Research
  • HIPAA Guidance Document

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  • About COUHES
    • Dates & Deadlines
    • Members & Staff
    • Contact Us
  • For Researchers
    • COUHES 101
    • Definitions
      • Engaged in Research: Scenarios
    • Policies & Procedures
      • Audit
      • Continuing Review
      • Criteria for Acceptance of Studies
      • Financial Conflicts of Interest
      • Guidance on NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy
      • Ongoing Monitoring and Reporting
      • Principal Investigator Status
      • Record Keeping
      • Research at Collaborating Institution
      • Review and Approval of Studies
      • Sabbaticals and Leaves of Absence
      • Training of Research Personnel
    • Guidelines
      • Additional Review (China, Russia or Saudi Arabia)
      • Adult Subjects with Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Decision-Making Capacity
      • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research
      • Audiotaping and Videotaping
      • COUHES Policy for Using Amazon's Mechanical Turk
      • Data Handling When a Subject Withdraws From a Study
      • Data Protection
      • Data Sharing
      • Electronic Consent
      • FDA Regulated Research
      • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Research Activities
      • Guidance on Use of Protected Health Information for Research Purposes
      • Guidelines for Single IRB
      • Guidance for Student Research and Class Projects
      • Including Women of Childbearing Potential in Research and Pregnancy Testing
      • Minors
      • MIT Students and Lab Members as Subjects
      • MRI and Pregnancy
      • Non-English Speakers
      • Oral History Activities
      • Other Vulnerable Subjects
      • Passive Parental Consent
      • Payment and Costs
      • Pregnant Women
      • Private Data, Human Specimens and Cells
      • Research Involving Deception
      • Research Involving Mental Health Topics
      • Research Involving Non-MIT Collaborators
      • Research that May Affect Privacy of Health Information
      • Students as Subjects
      • Subjects with Limited Ability to Read, Hear, or See
      • Subjects with Limited Comprehension
      • Surveys, Questionnaires and Interviews
    • Informed Consent
      • Additional Standard Language for Informed Consent
      • Basic Elements of Informed Consent
      • Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent or Waiver of Documentation of Informed Consent
    • Clinical Trials at MIT
      • Certificates of Confidentiality
      • ClinicalTrials.gov Requirements
      • Data Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP)
      • GCP Training
    • FAQ
    • COUHES Connect Resources
      • COUHES Connect FAQs
      • COUHES Connect Guidance
      • Helpful Links
    • Department of Defense (DoD) Sponsored or Supported Exempt Research
    • HIPAA Guidance Document
  • Forms & Templates
  • Education and Training
    • GCP Training
    • Human Subjects Training (HST)
      • HST FAQs
      • HST Notifications
      • HST Reports
  • Single IRB Review
    • Single IRB Review FAQs
  • Announcements