A concept study is an idea (concept) for a research study, which is submitted for IRB review prior to the development of a complete protocol.<\/p>\n
A concept study application allows for Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval of a study that is still in the concept stage of development; it is a mechanism to review funded<\/em> proposals which provide a period of time (and sometimes funding) for the full development of the study protocol, measures, consent forms, recruitment materials, etc.<\/p>\n These types of submissions are typically only necessary when a funding agency\/organization requires documentation of IRB review prior to the development of full study protocol.<\/strong> For example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) requires certification or its equivalent from the IRB in order to recommend funding involving human subject proposals; a concept study submission is the mechanism by which the Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB) provides this review.<\/p>\n Once the full study protocol and all supporting materials have been developed, they need be submitted to the IRB for review and approval as a new submission<\/em>; the concept submission can then be closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A concept study is an idea (concept) for a research study, which is submitted for IRB review prior to the development of a complete protocol. A concept study application allows…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":236,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3676","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n