Compliance with Regulations on the Use of Human Subjects
Oversight of human studies
is provided by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital, coordinated by Catherine Sutherland. All research studies involving
human subjects must be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
Human subject research
training must be completed prior to submitting an IRB application. This
training must be renewed every three years. The IRB will require documentation
that the training has been completed before approval of projects can be
obtained. The Institute currently subscribes via MGH Research Administration to
the Collaborative
IRB Training Initiative (CITI) online program.