Privacy, Psychological, or Physical Risks

Please contact the Human Subjects Office by phone at (317) 274-8289 or send an email to irb@iu.edu if you need accessibility help with the protocol decision tree.

Review the following question and select the best option by answering either "Yes" or "No" as it applies to your new study submission. Your selections on each proceeding page will help identify the most likely level of review.

You are conducting human subjects research that requires review by the IRB.

Will your research present more than minimal privacy, psychological, and/or physical risk¹ to human subjects?

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¹Minimal risk means the probability or magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.

Questions?

Contact the Human Subjects Office:

Phone: 317-274-8289
Email: irb@iu.edu

The Indiana University Human Subjects Office provides administrative support to all IU campuses and maintains physical offices in two locations, Indianapolis and Bloomington.

Indianapolis (Main):

Human Subjects Office
Office of Research Compliance
Indiana University
Lockefield Village, 3rd Floor
980 Indiana Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

Bloomington:

Human Subjects Office
Office of Research Compliance
Indiana University
2218 N. Dunn St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47408