Please review the informed consent, debriefing, and expedited review information on this website before downloading these forms.
Complete the IRB Human Subjects Protocol Form. Send the completed form and any additional materials (e.g., advertising/recruiting materials, informed consent, questionnaire/interview questions, experimental materials, debriefing materials) in a single electronic file to irb@wartburg.edu.
The committee has adopted the federal standards for exempt research. Projects that are determined to be exempt from review still must be registered with Wartburg's IRB. You may review the appropriate categories for exemption in this section. If you believe that your research is exempt from review, complete the Exempt Status Request Form and email the electronic version of the form and any necessary additional information to IRB@wartburg.edu
If you modify aspects of a protocol that the Wartburg IRB had approved previously (e.g., change an in-person study to an online study; add new questionnaires; modify recruitment procedures), you need to submit a request to approve modifications to the protocol. Complete the Request to Approve Modifications Form and send an electronic version of the form (along with any new or modified materials in the same electronic file) to IRB@wartburg.edu.
Any incidents such as unanticipated problems, adverse events, or injuries to human subjects during the course of research must be reported to the IRB Chair within 7 calendar days by the primary investigator upon discovery of the incident. If the incident report concerns a student protocol, the faculty supervisor should submit the report. Download the Incident Report Form and email the form to IRB@wartburg.edu.
If you are not affiliated with Wartburg College, but you want to use Wartburg College resources to conduct your research and/or you want to collect data from Wartburg College students, faculty or staff members, you need to complete the following form and submit it via email to irb@wartburg.edu.