Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS)

Texas Southern University's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) assigned Federal Wide Assurance Number is FWA00003570.  Human Subjects Protection Training. The purpose of the CPHS is to review research proposals involving human subjects and to ensure that proper precautions will be taken to ensure the safety and rights of participants. Such review is intended to emphasize the important role of ethics in conducting research as well as to protect the participants, researchers, faculty advisors', and the university against potential risks and liabilities.

Human Subject Protection Training

Human Subject Protection Training is REQUIRED for all investigators conducting research involving human subjects, human derived materials, or human derived data regardless of the funding or non-funding source by the Protecting Human Research Training Site. Certificates are only valid for two years.

 Procedures and Guidelines

• CPHS Committee Meeting Dates

•   CPHS Procedures Summary   

• CPHS Review of Research

• Initial Review Process

• Expedited Review

• Exempt Review

• Informed Consent 

• Modifications

• Continuation Review

• Data and Safety Monitoring Plan

• Protocol Violation Review

• Noncompliance

• Research Suspension and Termination

• Subject Concerns and Complaints

• Study Closure

• CPHS Membership

• CPHS Conflict of Interest

• Minutes of CPHS Meetings

• CPHS Procedure Manual (COMPLETE VERSION)

 Protocol Submissions

•   Human Subject Application -Topaz Enterprise

•   Humans - Creating Protocol Requests

•   Informed Consent Checklist

•   Inform Consent FAQ

• URCCGraduate School Approval Form (Word)

  Helpful Links

• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
• OHRP IRB Guidebook
• Office of Human Subjects Research (OHSR)
• Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP)
• IRB Operations and Clinical Investigation Requirements
• HIPAA Privacy Rule