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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.

Education Videos

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The Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) provides resources and information to educate the public on what it means to participate in research as an informed participant. The following educational videos provided by OHRP include information such as:

  • basic information about human subjects research
  • an overview of the different types of research
  • the role of the IRB in protecting human research participants 

Videos on Clinical Research Basics

What is Medical Research?

Questions to Ask Before Volunteering in Clinical Trials

How is Medical Research Different from Medical Care?

Deciding to Participate in Clinical Trials

Explaining Randomization in Clinical Trials

Videos on Other Types of Human Research

Research with Medical Records and Samples from Medical Care

Participating in Social & Behavioral Health Research

Videos on Protecting Human Research Volunteers

How IRBs Protect Human Research Participants

Research with Children: What Parents Need to Know

Informed Consent for Research: What to Expect

Protecting Your Privacy in Human Research

Voices of Participants Series

Listen to Nancy Recount Her Daughter’s Participation in Research

Listen to Jeri share her insight on participating in a clinical study

Listen to Abhinav and Sharat Discuss Their Experience Participating in a Clinical Trial

Videos on 'Research on Medical Practices'

The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) released the following videos which cover topics related to 'Research on Medical Practices'.

 

Research on Medical Practices

Informing or Asking

Which Medication is Best?