| Fixed: Associate Study Managers with correct institution indicated on study setup |
| Fixed: Display site correctly when changes are made on registration |
| Fixed: Local Considerations surveys can be submitted on Safari |
Category Archives: FRL
New Feature: Agreement Checker Available to All Users
Our newest IREx Feature, the “Agreement Checker”, is a dynamic report page allowing you to list potential participating sites to see if they have signed the SMART IRB reliance agreement, joined IREx, and signed the sIRB’s Letter of Indemnification, if applicable. The list can also be exported into a comma-separated values (CSV) file. The Agreement Checker can be of particular help to sIRB’s who want to contact sites to complete agreements before a study is created in IREx, or for study managers gauging site readiness and preparing reliance instruction for sites (sample here). The “Agreement Checker” is located under the Resources section on the IREx homepage after logging into IREx.
Bug Fixes – August 3, 2020
| Fixed: Allow PIs who also serve as Study Managers to publish approvals |
| Fixed: Show review cycles for amendments |
| Fixed: Track component sites’ SMART Agreement status on Status Summary tab |
| Fixed: Allow HRPPs to register their FWA-Component sites when listed on a study |
Updated Feature: Improved Getting Started Checklist for Study Managers Uploading Approvals
As of March 2020, Study Managers can upload Continuing Reviews and Study-Wide Amendments on behalf of the sIRB. This month we improved their Getting Started Checklist to avoid some confusion. The steps “Upload Overall Study Approval” and “Publish Approval” disappear from the checklist once Study Managers have done these steps, so they know they are complete for that review and the next step is to upload approval for relying sites
Bug Fixes – July 6, 2020
| Fixed: Changed text color for Reliance Decision on Status Summary tab for better legibility for Liaisons |
| Fixed: Stopped duplicating “Participating Sites Added to Study” email to sIRB Liaisons |
| Fixed: Require protocol version and document on study creation for sIRBs |
Updated Feature: Enhanced Status Type When Uploading Approvals for Study Managers and sIRBs
The approvals upload page has been enhanced to better highlight the study’s approval status (approved vs. pending) for sIRBs and Study Managers. The new page layout is more intuitive, showing the status as the first question.
Updated Feature: New Document Types on Approvals
Document types are used in IREx to help manage files associated with a study’s approval. For clarification, IREx has renamed Consents to Consents & Assents, and added document types for Grant Application, Measures, Recruitment & Advertisements, and Other IRB Approved Documents. The new categories will make it easier for users on IREx to find their study documents.
Updated Feature: Redesigned Resources Pages
We updated the Resources pages for logged in members so that helpful documents, like user manuals, are easier to find. The IREx Resource Pages are divided by user type and can be accessed from the top menu using the “Resources” link from on any page, or on the right side of the homepage. As a bonus, the pages are more visually pleasing.
Bug Fixes – June 1, 2020
| Enhanced: Approval documents dragged & dropped into the wrong spot now opens in new tab and users remain on the upload page so that progress is not lost |
| Fixed: Bug allowing approvals to be uploaded without dates |
Updated Feature: Study Registration Redesigned and Questions Added for Participating Sites
TThe Study Registration page has been updated to give Participating Site HRPPs control of how their site is listed on a study. The new registration page allows the HRPP Liaison to confirm the site and PI listed, change the PI for your site, indicate that a different site is engaged by the PI, add additional FWAs for a single study team (“Combo Site”), or decline engagement in a study. Please visit our YouTube channel to watch a video on the new Study Registration process. Please visit our YouTube channel to watch a video on the new Study Registration process.