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2025-2026 Winter Closure

The IRB & SCRO offices will be closed during Stanford’s Winter Closure from Monday, December 22, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026, and will resume operations on Monday, January 5, 2026. View Submission Deadline information for IRB/SCRO review prior to the upcoming Winter Closure.

IRB Turnaround Times & Customer Satisfaction

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IRB Turnaround Times

IRB Turnaround Times are calculated as total time (calendar days) an application was with the IRB and Protocol Director (PD) from the time of submission to approval. IRB turnaround times (Medical IRB and Non-Medical IRB) and Customer Satisfaction Survey Results are below.

General information, including timelines and a descriptions of the types of protocols submitted to the Medical and Non-Medical IRBs is available.

Medical IRB Meetings: Quarter 4 (Jul – Sept 2025) 

All IRB/SCRO

medical turnaround time

Per IRB/SCRO

medical turnaround time per panel

Non-MedicaI (Social & Behavioral) IRB Meetings: Quarter 4 (Jul – Sept 2025) 

Per IRB

non-medical turnaround time

Customer Satisfaction Survey Results

Researchers have an opportunity to provide the IRB feedback related to overall experience, IRB staff service, eProtocol ease of use and technical support, and any additional comments.  This feedback can be provided by selecting the survey hyperlink in the eProtocol post-approval email notification for all form types.

Overall Satisfaction with IRB Experience

satisfaction with experience

Satisfaction with IRB Staff Service

satisfaction with staff

eProtocol Ease of Use

ease of use

eProtocol Technical Support

tech support

Who responded to the survey?

There were 114 Respondents for this period.

respondents