Human Research Resources

Federal Regulations

• 45 CFR 46

Belmont Report

• Belmont Report

NIU IRB Policies

• IRB Membership and Responsibilities (PDF)
• IRB Review (PDF)
• Informed Consent for Human Research (PDF)
• Research Involving Children (PDF)
• Research Involving Pregnant Women and Fetuses (PDF)
• Research Involving Prisoners (PDF)
• Research Involving Persons with Impaired Consent Capacity (PDF)
• Adverse Event
• IRB Non-Compliance (PDF)
• Policy on Registration of Clinical Trials

Guidance on Certificates of Confidentiality

• Guidance on Certificates of Confidentiality Program
• NIMH: Privacy Protection for Research Subjects: Certificates of Confidentiality 
• NIH: Certificates of Confidentiality Kiosk

NIU IRB Guidance Documents

• Guidelines for protocols involving physical activity and exercise (PDF)
• Guidance on writing recruitment materials (PDF)
• Guidelines for the Use of Deception (PDF)
• Guidance on NIU Controller’s policy regarding incentives/compensation
• Guidance on the use of FERPA and PPRA protected data in research (PDF)
• Guidance on One-on-One Data Collection in Research with Children (PDF)

Relevant Documents

Example Documents

Below you will find a list of example documents that may be useful for your research. Please feel free to download and modify these documents as needed for your particular study. Be sure to only include the information in each document that is relevant for your study.

Consent Materials

General Requirements for the Informed Consent Document (PDF)

• Sample Consent Form for Adults
• Sample Permission Form for Parents/Guardians of Minors
• Questions to be addressed in Parent Permission Forms for Minors
• Elements of Assent

Please keep in mind: audio and videotaping require a separate statement of consent and a separate signature/date line on the consent form.

The focus group consent form needs to include a statement about the researcher's inability to guarantee confidentiality among the group members.

Additional Information

• Sample Phone Survey Script
• DeKalb County Counseling Resources (PDF)

How-to Videos

Please note: If you are not affiliated with NIU, you will need to contact pwallace@niu.edu for access to the videos.

New submissions:

• Introduction to InfoEd
• Creating an Initial Submission
• Completing the IRB e-form application
• Creating an informed consent document
• Altering materials in an existing submission

After the initial submission:

• Responding to a request for changes from the IRB
• Creating additional submissions
• Finding existing protocol records

Additional topics:

• Providing an ADR review
• Finding attachments in a record
• Resuming face-to-face research
• Accessing the correct CITI training course