Institutional Review BoardIRB
The committee that reviews and approves research involving human subjects before it can proceed.
An Institutional Review Board reviews research involving human subjects to protect their rights and welfare, applying the Common Rule and, where relevant, FDA regulations. Approval is required before human-subjects work begins, with continuing review or reporting obligations through the project.
Sponsors often won't release funds for human-subjects work, NIH collects the approval just in time, until IRB approval is documented.
Starting human-subjects work without IRB approval can invalidate the data and the award: approval gates the funding.
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