IRB RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORM
RESEARCH PROJECT CONTINUATION FORM
For Research Projects Involving Human Participants
GENERAL INFORMATION
I am either the original Principal Investigator or another Principal Investigator (PI) on the following project
previously approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Wesleyan University. I am requesting
approval to continue the project for another year.
Project title:
IRB project label:
Project label is also the name of the WesFiles folder created to submit the original proposal.
Current date:
Principal Investigator:
Email:
Phone:
Faculty /Staff Advisor:
Advisor email:
Advisor name required for student submissions.
REQUEST FOR PROJECT CONTINUATION
I request a continuation of this project for one year (check all that apply):
I am still collecting data for this study.
Data collection for this study is complete, and I am analyzing the data.
I will continue to follow the previously approved protocol.
I am also submitting a Change of Protocol Format.
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IRB RESEARCH PROPOSAL FORM
UPDATED RISK ASSESSMENT
Please reassess study risks (physical, psychological, financial, social, legal, etc.) over the past year:
(1) Are the actual risks and benefits to participants as anticipated? Explain.
(2) How many participants have withdrawn from this project and why?
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
As a Principal Investigator, I recognize that while I await approval of this request, I may continue with the
ongoing project (as long as the original approval has not expired) unless the risks to my participants are
greater than originally anticipated. If the latter, I will stop data collection until a review is complete. My name
typed below serves as my acceptance of this statement and of the contents of this document.
Principal Investigator:
As Faculty Advisor (if applicable), my name typed below serves as my approval of the extension proposed in
this document. (Student proposals will not be accepted unless accompanied by a faculty acknowledgement.)
Faculty Advisor:
See instructions at www.wesleyan.edu/IRB for how to submit this document. Please be sure to put this
document in the same folder as that containing the original proposal. Contact the IRB Administrative
Coordinator if you have any difficulty submitting materials.
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