A Message from the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board

IRB Announcements

• OSIRIS Tip of the Week

OSIRIS Tip of the Week

Need to modify your approved consent form(s)? Here’s how...

• All changes will be made to in the “Modification” workspace (not the approved “Study”)
• Go to question 4.9, click on the “draft” consent form you wish to modify
  (The consent form will display the IRB footer without the dates/IRB number)
• Save the form to your computer (e.g., desktop, my documents)
• Modify the consent which you saved to your computer, highlighting the changes, and then save your changes
• Go back to question 4.9 and click on the “[edit]” link located to the left of the consent form name to upload the modified form saved on your computer.
  Note: The “Add” button should only be used to upload a new consent form and not for submitting changes. DO NOT DELETE the draft consent forms.
• In the pop-up window that appears
  1. add a “Title”
  2. click on “browse” to select the form saved to your computer
  3. click on “OK” located in the bottom right corner of pop-up window to save your work