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Clinical Research: IRB

Resources Guide for Clinical Research

UToledo IRB

Before You Begin Your Research

UToledo Department for Human Research Protections & Institutional Review Boards

IRB Resources/Guides from the University of Toledo

UToledo Dept. for Human Research Protections & Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
Before You Begin Your Research
Finding out what reviewers need from your research application, what elements of a research protocol entails; and what guidance is for student researchers
Training Requirements
Link to required CITI training for all research involving human participants at UToledo.

Other Web Resources

Writing Research Protocol: Formulationof Health Research Protocol: A Step by Step Description
From the NTI Bulletin
Steps involved in clinical research efforts: Prepare a protocol for the study
PRIMER: A toolkit for health research in partnership with practices and communities
An online library of resources to facilitate multi-site collaborations for health research, including information on handling IRB, regulatory, and ethical Issues

Journal Articles

Featured Books on Clinical Research from the Library

Institutional review board : management and function by Robert J. Amdur, Elizabeth A. Bankert
Call Number: W50 I56 2002
Writing clinical research protocols: ethical considerations by Evan G. DeRenzo and Joel Moss
Call Number: R853.P75 D47 2006
Book located at the Carlson Library. Use the Request button in the library catalog to submit a request for the book to be shipped at the Mulford Health Library.
Clinical epidemiology: how to do clinical practice research by R. Brian Haynes ... [et al.]
Call Number: WA950 S121c 2006
Chapter 13 (p. 429): Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success
Presenting medical statistics: from proposal to publication: a step-by-step guide by Janet L. Peacock and Sally M. Kerry
Call Number: WA950 P356p 2007
Book located at St. Vincent. Use the Request button in the UToledo library catalog to submit a request for the book to be shipped to the Mulford Health Library.

The book contains information on the research process, research protocol, and many other topics.
Designing clinical research by Stephen B. Hulley, et al.
Electronic book: a practical guide to planning, tabulating, formulating, and implementing clinical research
The complete guide to medical writing by Mark C. Stuart
Electronic book
Quantitative methods for health research: a practical interactive guide to epidemiology and statistics by Nigel Bruce, Daniel Pope and Debbi Stanistreet
Electronic book
Essentials of clinical research by Stephen P. Glasser, editor
Electronic book