References and Regulations Overview

This guidance document assists UCLA investigators with determining which activities require UCLA OHRPP/IRB review. Examples of activities that may or may not require IRB review are included in this guidance. All activities that constitute “human research ” that are performed by UCLA employees and students must be reviewed and approved by the UCLA IRB or be certified exempt from IRB review prior to initiation (see UCLA Policy 991 for details). IMPORTANT NOTE: This includes preparatory to research activities that involve interventions or interactions with living individuals, e.g., advertising, recruitment, and/or screening of potential subjects for research, and/or accessing or obtaining identifiable, private information from or about living individuals for the purpose of conducting research, e.g., review of medical records. Human Research Definitions Investigators should review the following definitions to determine whether an activity is human research. They may also contact a member of the OHRPP staff for assistance with this determination. Human Research is any research or clinical investigation that involves human subjects as defined below. RESEARCH