For operational purposes, as required by federal law, this commitment is vested in the IRB for Research involving Human Subjects, which operates under a FWA on file with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS):
IRB Registration #: IRB00003066 (Exp: 7/8/2029)
Federalwide Assurance #: FWA00004850 (Exp: 01/14/2027)
Reciprocity Agreement with Carilion: IRB00001142, IRB00001190
To comply with the Code of Virginia § 32.1-162.19, Radford University reviews, in the same manner, all research involving
human subjects conducted by its researchers and research students.
The purpose of the Radford University Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to promote the ethical use of human participants in research studies conducted by the faculty, staff, students, and all those under the purview of Radford University, regardless of funding. The IRB is committed to supporting research by protecting the rights and welfare of human participants. It is responsible for reviewing all human subject research for compliance with federal guidelines, university policy, and the Belmont Report.
The Radford University IRB works with the Research Integrity and Compliance Office (RICO) to ensure that compliance with federal regulations and ethical principles creates research environments that proactively protect human participants as researchers conduct their studies. The RICO and IRB work with researchers to understand how to successfully navigate the research process while advocating for participant protection.
The research process brings multiple parties together including researchers, participants, the government, and the University. The RICO serves these parties by reviewing research and providing recommendations on how research should proceed, as well as providing education and training for our research community.
Please note, the Radford IRB does not review human subject research involving the use of investigational drugs or devices.