Policies and Procedures
Basic Principles
Investigations conducted at ÒùÆÞÉç are expected to embody the following basic principles in agreement with ,  , ÒùÆÞÉç’s Federal wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects, the “ 45 CFR 46, Subpart A: and 45 CFR 46 Subparts B, C and D, as well as and .
1. Participation of human beings as subjects must be voluntary, i.e., must occur as a result of free choice, without compulsion or obligation, based upon disclosure of relevant information in a comprehensible way.
2. Adequate standards of informed consent must always be utilized.
3. Adequate provision must be made to protect the privacy of subjects and maintain the confidentiality of information.
4. The selection of subjects must be based upon fair procedures and not overburden, over-utilize, unfairly favor, or discriminate against any particular subject pool.
5. Any risks to the subject must be carefully minimized, and adequately balanced against potential benefits. Proper precaution should be taken and plans made to deal with emergencies that may develop in the course of even seemingly routine activities.Â
6. Approval for any human subject research must be obtained from one of the ÒùÆÞÉç IRBs prior to the initiation of any research activities.