Institutional Review Board (IRB)

St. Cloud Hospital Institutional Review Board Organization

The St. Cloud Hospital IRB reviews proposed research protocols involving human subjects. Clinical investigations involving therapeutic drugs or medical devices constitute most of the protocols reviewed.

The St. Cloud Hospital IRB is responsible for the following:

• The review and approval of applications to conduct research involving human subjects
• Continuing review of approved protocols
• Monitoring of reported adverse events involving subjects in approved protocols
• Assuring and facilitating the ethical conduct of biomedical research involving human subjects

IRB Documents for Download (PDFs)

• IRB Standard Operating Procedures
• IRB Research Study Protocol for External Applicants (non-St. Cloud Hospital entities)
• lRB Research Study Protocol for Internal Applicants (St. Cloud Hospital / CentraCare Health departments)

For any questions related to the IRB or application submissions, please contact St. Cloud Hospital Managed Care/Clinical Research Compliance at 320-251-2700, ext. 54536.