Instructions on Submitting Documents for Pre-Review:

(Pre-Review of investigator-prepared documents for IRB submission).

In order to obtain a pre-review of your study protocol, submit the following documents via email to CIRC@UTSouthwestern.edu:

• Form NR1, Investigator’s Brochure (if available in electronic form), Protocol (if available in electronic form), Project Summary (except for a tissue procurement service or cell/tissue/DNA repository; instead, submit a protocol following the protocol template for tissue procurement services or cell/tissue/DNA repositories), Consent Form(s), HIPAA Form(s) (HIPAA Authorization form, if applicable / HIPAA Waiver, if applicable), and Pre-Review Request Form (or cover letter). (Note: Pre-review requests must be emailed from the Principal Investigator's email address to verify that they have reviewed the documents and have cleared them for submission. A request form or equivalent cover letter must accompany the submission. Find the request form here.)
  
  
• Forms, and guidance for their completion, are available from the IRB website.
  
  
• Pre-Review Checklist (revised 05/05/08) to assist in review of documents before sending to CIRC Services.

Contact the CIRC Services Office for details (214-648-5005) or CIRC@UTSouthwestern.edu.