All studies submitted to the UTA IRB for review must complete & upload one of the following two application forms:

1. Initial IRB Application for Primary Research Studies - updated as of October 27, 2025: This IRB Application Form must be used for all studies that will involve "primary research," defined as: the collection of new information or biospecimens from human subjects for research purposes via:
   1. interaction with the individual, which includes any form of interpersonal contact between the investigator(s) and the subject (including over the internet!); and/or
   2. intervention with the individual, which includes both physician procedures by which information or biospecimens are gathered, as well as manipulations of the subject and/or his/her environment.
      
      
2. Initial IRB Application for Secondary Research ONLY - updated as of November 21, 2022: This IRB Application Form is used for studies that will only conduct “secondary research,” defined as: use of private identifiable information or identifiable biospecimens that have been (or will be) collected or generated for non-research purposes, or from research studies other than your current proposed study. 

Updated as of September 25, 2026

• Consent for Adults: All risk levels

• Condensed Consent for Adults: Minimal Risk only

• Biomedical or Clinical Trials with Adults: All risk levels

• Federally Funded Biomedical or Clinical Trials with Adults: Federally Funded only

• Broad Consent for Adults: Broad consent can be used in limited circumstances for storage, maintenance, and secondary research use of identifiable private information or biospecimens where the specific future use is not yet established. The use of broad consent has additional regulatory requirements and potential limitations that need consideration during the planning phase of the research. Please contact IRB Staff to discuss the use of broad consent prior to submitting a protocol application. Most studies should utilize traditional informed consent via the other consent forms/templates available on this page.
  
  

• Consent for Parents and Children: All risk levels

Updated as of September 25, 2026

• Request for Waiver or Alteration

Updated as of February 22, 2021

• Non-UTA Collaborator Form

Updated as of September 25, 2026

• Medical Devices

• Drugs, Food, and Dietary Supplements

updated as of September 25, 2026

• Mentally Incapacitated

• Pregnant Women

• Prisoners

• Children

PI or Faculty Advisor Change Form

IRB Personnel Tracking Sheet