Considerations When Transfering Clinical Investigation Oversight to Another irb

responsibility for the study(ies).   

 

Because the regulations do not address transfer of IRB oversight, it is left to the receiving IRB to 

decide whether to conduct a review of the clinical investigation prior to the next continuing 

review date established by the original IRB.

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  In practice, however, IRBs often choose to 

perform some type of review before accepting responsibility for a study, as part of their own due 

diligence efforts.   

 

A number of options are available to the receiving IRB, depending on the circumstances.  The 

receiving IRB may decide to: 

 

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