sIRB liaisons receiving notifications for a study will receive an email notification when the study manager has published any study-wide approval (e.g., Continuing reviews and study-wide amendments) in IREx. The subject line of this notification reads “FYI: Overall Approval Uploaded to IREx”. Study managers are also copied on this email. The email will list the type of approval and provide a link to the study. No action steps are associated with this notification.
Category Archives: Reviewing IRB
New Feature: SIRBs and Study Managers can Resend Study Notification to Sites
The sIRB and Study Manager can now re-notify/contact a site about a study by resending the “IREx study at your site” notification. This is done by clicking the site’s ‘Contacted’ status from the Status Summary tab. The subject line of the email notification will include the sender’s name who is re-contacting the site (e.g., “Jane Smith is resending your IREx Study Notification”). This feature is used to follow up with sites that have not yet started on the study.
Updated Feature: The Manage Version, site amendment pop-up has been updated
On the Study-wide IRB Approvals tab for sIRBs and Study Manager, the “+Add Site Amendment” button on the Manage Version tab has been updated to include pop-up text directing users, “To add a SITE amendment click on the Approval History tab”. This is to reflect the changes where sIRBs and Study Managers can add site amendments from the Approval History tab.
Updated Feature: Protocol document not included in the sort filter
On both the Study-wide IRB Approvals and the Approval History tab, the protocol is now pinned at the top of documents and not included if sorted. This is to help make it easier for users to find the protocol after sorting.
Updated Feature: The Manage Version, site amendment pop-up has been updated
On the Study-wide IRB Approvals tab for sIRBs and Study Manager, the “+Add Site Amendment” button on the Manage Version tab has been updated to include pop-up text directing users, “To add a SITE amendment click on the Approval History tab”. This is to reflect the changes where sIRBs and Study Managers can add site amendments from the Approval History tab.
Updated Feature: Column header on the Participating Site Export is renamed
In the Participating Site Export, the column header, “dateInitialReviewApproved” is renamed to “dateLeadSiteInitialApproval” to help differentiate the date of initial approval for the Lead Site from relying sites.
Updated Feature: The Status Summary tab export now captures all dates sites were contacted
The Study Summary tab export will now include all dates a site was contacted. This export feature is only available to the Reviewing IRB and Study Manager(s) of a study.
New Feature: SIRBs and Study Managers can Add Site Coordinator Access to IREx
IREx now allows sIRBs and Study Managers to give coordinator access at sites that have registered for their study. For convenience, sIRBS and Study Managers can give coordinators access from:
- the Approval History tab, select the site from the View As dropdown and select +Add Site Coordinator Access from the site menu.
- the Participating Personnel dialog, select the +Grant Site Coordinator Access.
View this Add Site Coordinator Access Quick Guide for reference.
New Feature: SIRBs and Study Managers can give a new Site PI Access to IREx when adding a Site Amendment
If a site PI is changed after the site receives initial approval, sIRBs and Study Managers can give the new PI study access via a site amendment. This avoids asking the relying HRPP to login to IREx and add the new PI.
View this Add Site Amendment Quick Guide for reference.
New Feature: An email notification is sent to the PI when a new coordinator is added at their site.
When a sIRB or Study Manager gives a site coordinator access to their study, an email notification, “New Coordinator Added” is sent to the PI. The email lists the study title, the sIRB Liaison or Study Manager who added the coordinator, site name, new coordinator name and email, and link to the study.