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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2010 Winter;70(1):19–27. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2009.00139.x

Table 1. IRB and grants administration mechanisms for most DPBRN clinical studies.

DPBRN Region IRB location Personnel Mechanism to attach personnel to their IRB
Alabama/Mississippi* University of Alabama at Birmingham Practitioner-investigators in Alabama and Mississippi Practitioner-investigator signs:

  • Study-specific amendment to a study already approved by the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.

  • Study-specific practitioner-investigator Informed Consent Form approved by the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.

  • Individual Investigator Agreement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB and grants administration.

  • Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a study-specific amendment.

  • Statement of Financial Conflict of Interest.
Network Chair Group investigators and staff employed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a university employee, consistent with university policy.
Coordinating Center investigators and staff employed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Coordinating Center IRB application is submitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a university employee, consistent with university policy.
Florida/Georgia University of Florida Practitioner-investigators in Florida and Georgia Practitioner-investigator signs:

  • Study-specific amendment to study already approved by the University of Florida IRB.

  • Study-specific practitioner-investigator Informed Consent Form approved by the University of Florida IRB.

  • Individual Investigator Agreement and Confidentiality Statement with the University of Florida IRB.

  • Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a study-specific amendment.

  • Statement of Financial Conflict of Interest.
Network Chair Group investigators and staff employed by the University of Florida Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the UF IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with the University of Florida as a university employee, consistent with university policy.
Minnesota HealthPartners Research Foundation Practitioner-investigators employed by HealthPartners Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB amendment is submitted to the HealthPartners Research Foundation IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with the HealthPartners Research Foundation as an employee, consistent with HealthPartners Research Foundation policy.
Practitioner-investigators in Minnesota Practitioner-investigator signs:

  • Study-specific amendment to study already approved by the HealthPartners Research Foundation IRB.

  • Study-specific practitioner-investigator Informed Consent Form already approved by the HealthPartners Research Foundation IRB.

  • Individual Investigator Agreement with the HealthPartners Research Foundation IRB.

  • Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a study-specific amendment.

  • Statement of Financial Conflict of Interest.
Network Chair Group investigators and staff employed by the HealthPartners Research Foundation Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the HPRF IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with the HealthPartners Research Foundation as an employee, consistent with HealthPartners Research Foundation policy. Also, a Data Use Agreement is signed between HealthPartners Research Foundation and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Permanente Dental Associates Kaiser Permanente Northwest Practitioner-investigators employed by Permanente Dental Associates Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB amendment is submitted to the Kaiser Permanente Northwest IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research as a Permanente Dental Associates employee, consistent with Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation policy.
Network Chair Group investigators and staff employed by the Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation IRB. Human participants protection and conflict of interest statements are handled institutionally with Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation as an employee, consistent with Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation policy. Also, a Data Use Agreement is signed between the Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Scandinavia/Denmark The University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB serves as the IRB of record for minimal-risk studies Practitioner-investigators in Denmark Practitioner-investigator signs:

  • Study-specific amendment to a study already approved by the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.

  • Study-specific practitioner-investigator Informed Consent Form approved by the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.

  • Individual Investigator Agreement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB and grants administration.
Network Chair Group investigator and staff at the University of Copenhagen paid as University of Alabama at Birmingham consultants Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.
Scandinavia/Norway Ethics Committee for the eastern region of Norway Practitioner-investigators in the southeast region of Norway Practitioner-investigator:

  • documents completion of training in human participants research.
Network Chair Group investigator Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.
Scandinavia/Sweden Ethics Committee for the southern region of Sweden Practitioner-investigators in the southern region of Sweden Practitioner-investigator:

  • documents completion of training in human participants research.
Network Chair Group investigator Named as participating in the study when a study-specific Network Chair Group IRB application is submitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham IRB.
*

one DPBRN practitioner-investigator in the Alabama/Mississippi region provides dental care only in an American Indian tribally-owned facility. This required separate review and approval by the U.S. Indian Health Service IRB, to which that practitioner-investigator is attached.