Att 6_ IRB Letter of Approval

FWA00000277
FWA valid thru: 2/21/2019
MPHI Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Notification of Review Decisions
Date:

4/13/2018

From:
Sally J. Hiner, MPHI Research Integrity Officer
To:
Brittany Bickford
CC:
RE:
Project Name: Project Engage: Engaging Gay “Community” Activism for Syphilis 2.0
Ref:
ORIC Log # : NNPHI-002N-04.2019
Expiration date: 4/13/2019
Human Subjects Review Status
New Review Approval
Date of IRB approval: 4/12/2018
Approved: Expedited 2-5, 2-7
Based on the protocols you have submitted, this project meets the criteria for human subjects research categories:
Expedited 2-5: Research involving materials that have been collected, or will be collected solely for non-research purposes.
Expedited 2-7: Research on individual or group characteristics or behavior or research employing survey, interview, oral history,
focus group, program evaluation, human factors evaluation, or quality assurance methodologies.
Amended protocols concern the following activities only:
MPHI IRB approved Consent Documents associated with this project:
You must use date-stamped versions of recruitment materials and informed consent documents available (referenced above).
Changes in protocols required: none
Recommendations: none
Privacy Review Status
Date of Privacy approval: N/A
Project is submitted not privacy-sensitive
Recommendations: none
Next Steps: This status is valid through the expiration date listed above. If the project continues past this date, a review is required
before the expiration date to ensure uninterrupted project activity. Projects that the IRB has deemed Research Involving Human
Subjects do not need further IRB attention or review for the remainder of the project’s approval period, unless there are changes to
the privacy sensitive project protocols or any project protocols that classify the project as human subjects’ research. The IRB
should be notified and a Report, Renew & Revise form submitted under these conditions.
It is your responsibility to report any changes in protocol, inadvertent disclosures of privacy sensitive information, or adverse events
to the IRB. Under these conditions, please submit a Report, Renew & Revise form.
In future communication, please reference the MPHI Log number listed above. Please feel free to contact me with any questions
about the review process or approval. Thank you.

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