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.

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Non-Med Studies with Medical Components

The Non-Medical IRB may also review the following types of research, depending on the details of the research project and the Protocol Director’s position. Please reach out to IRB Manager Kateri Noble at Kateri.noble@stanford.edu with questions or for guidance on whether your research project requires a non-medical application or medical application.

  • Minimal risk procedures involving the collection of data through non-invasive procedures (physical sensors, weighing or testing sensory acuity, body composition assessment, flexibility testing, ECG, EGG, moderate exercise, muscular strength testing, any other non-invasive procedures. If all personnel are from the University only (i.e. outside the School of Medicine), submit these projects on a non-medical protocol application.
    • Studies involving MRIs at CNI or the Lucas Center will be reviewed by a Medical IRB and must be submitted on a medical protocol application to capture regulatory details for use of a medical device and HIPAA.
  • Collaborations between the School of Medicine (SoM) and Stanford University such as:
    • Faculty with a dual-appointment in SoM and Stanford University
    • Using resources (e.g., facilities, equipment, etc.) from SoM
    • Protocols that involve employees from both inside and outside the SoM
  • Projects that involve obtaining, using, and/or disclosing PHI from the SoM or from a non-Stanford entity require either a HIPAA Authorization or a Waiver of Authorization, and must meet the SoM privacy and confidentiality standards. As such, these projects require medical protocol applications, and can be reviewed by the Non-Medical or the Medical IRB.
    • “Obtaining Protected Health Information (PHI)” means obtaining personally identifiable information and health information from a HIPAA covered entity such as the Stanford School of Medicine. Examples of identifiers include names or street addresses along with dates of birth or hospital service dates, medical diagnoses, photos, or other unique identifiers. A full list of HIPAA identifiers is available here.

Modifications to existing protocols will remain on the panel where they were originally reviewed.

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