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Institutional Review Board
Welcome to the home page of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Connecticut Children's! This page provides information and resources for investigators, past, current and prospective research participants, and IRB Members. If you need additional information or have other questions, please contact the HRPP Office at 860 545-9980. Our offices are located at 80 Jefferson Street, in Suite 2E. For our mailing address, staff directory, and additional contact information, please click here.
HRPP
The Human Research Protection Program is a comprehensive system to ensure the protection of human subjects participating in research. The objective of the HRPP is to assist Connecticut Chjildren's in fostering an ethical culture in the research enterprise, and ensuring that the institution meets ethical principles and regulatory requirements for the protection of human subjects in research. The HRPP consists of various individuals and committees including: the Institutional Official, the HRPP Medical Director, the HRPP Director, the IRB staff, the IRB, the Scientific Review Committee, Research Leadership, investigators, research staff and research pharmacy staff.
IRB
The IRB is a committee appointed by Dr. Paul Dworkin, the Institutional Official. The IRB prospectively reviews the initiation, modification, and continuation of research involving human subjects and approves research in accordance with the requirements of the applicable federal, state and local regulations, the Federal Wide Assurance and institutional policies.
AAHRPP Accreditation
In 2009, the HRPP at Connecticut Children's obtained full accreditation from the Association for the Protection of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP). We are now one of a small group of free-standing children's hospitals to have earned this distinction, which demonstrates our strong commitment to the highest ethical standards in research. For more information on AAHRPP accreditation, please click here.
SPECIAL NOTE TO RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS:
If you have any questions or concerns about your role and rights as a research participant, would like to obtain information or offer input, or would like to register a complaint about a specific study, please contact (anonymously if you wish) Roslyn Edson, HRPP Director, at (860) 545-9980, or via email at Redson01@ccmckids.org. |
Our HRPP SOP Manual is available here. IRB meeting dates and submission deadlines are listed here.
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