Clinical Research Support
Office for Human Research Studies (OHRS)
Forms and Instructions
Instructions
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1) Instructions
Please call the OPRS if you have any questions or problems with these documents at 617-632-3029.
Faxed submissions are not accepted and will not be reviewed.
Please submit all IRB materials to the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) using OPRS Submit or at 20 Overland Street 2nd Floor or to the drop-off box at the DFCI Main Security desk in the Dana Building.
The OPRS accepts electronic submissions through the OPRS Submit System. New protocols can not be submitted through the OPRS Submit. To access the application:
1) Go to the Partners Application Menu,
2) Click on ONCPRO*, and
3) Click on OPRS Submit**.
**If OPRS Submit does not show up in your menu after you have opened ONCPRO, please contact the OPRS office for access.
Please note: the entire submission must be electronic.
Incomplete submissions to the DFCI IRB make the review process difficult and inefficient. Therefore, the OPRS will be returning incomplete submissions. Please carefully review the most current IRB forms to ensure that your submission is complete. Only the 6/2005 version of the New Project Application for Clinical Trials, Continuing Review Form, Front Sheet and Research Team Update Forms may be submitted. For all other Forms please submit the 2/2004 version. The OPRS courier will hand-deliver your returned submission and you will be notified via email.
- Quality Assurance Office for Clinical Trials (QACT)
- Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
- Clinical Trials Education Office (CTEO)
- Protocol Review and Monitoring System (PRMS)
