Announcements

Oct 21, 2025

COMIRB has created a new web page about informed consent.

Oct 21, 2025

COMIRB has published new guidance for researching involving adults with impaired decisional capacity.

Aug 8, 2025

On July 23, 2025, CITI Program updated all of its relevant GCP and other content to align with the new ICH E6(R3) Guideline for Good Clinical Practice. When it is time to renew your GCP training, follow the usual instructions. The modules have already been updated.

Jun 30, 2025

COMIRB has published an additional protocol template for new biorepositories.

Jun 30, 2025

COMIRB has published new guidance on practices to mitigate the risk of receiving fraudulent survey responses.

May 14, 2025

As a courtesy to study teams, COMIRB has begun publishing weekly reports containing the names of all affiliated research personnel who have completed their required CITI training within the last three years.

Apr 2, 2025

Faster Turn-around for IRB Reliances

Mar 20, 2024

New April 15! A COMIRB Application approximately 70% shorter than the old application. Use of the new application will require the use of a new protocol template, unless the protocol originates form an external collaborator.

Jul 13, 2023

Personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) may seem similar on the surface, but key distinctions set them apart.

May 15, 2023

COVID-19 guidelines and protocols archived

Mar 17, 2023

Simplifying the Main COMIRB Application Form

Oct 6, 2022

OIT has published instructions: Securing Your Data in OneDrive for Business. We recommend researchers review this page if you store sensitive data such as PHI on OneDrive.

Aug 9, 2022

COMIRB has posted guidance regarding Monkeypox

Jul 21, 2022

COMIRB has updated the process for documenting the responsibilities of mentors and mentee PI's.

Jun 29, 2022

We have updated our guidance on serving as a single IRB, and incorporated it into a new web page. We hope you find this useful.

Dec 16, 2021

The application has been updated to clarify the collection and use of free text fields.

Nov 16, 2021

COMIRB has issued a memo for study teams and sponsors about the pending move of the Adult Outpatient CTRC.

Mar 12, 2021

COMIRB has updated the Secondary Research Application.

Dec 2, 2020

Beginning Monday, December 7, 2020, research occurring at Children’s Hospital Colorado may require additional pre-IRB reviews before they can be submitted for review by COMIRB.

Nov 25, 2020

COMIRB is simplifying the format of our Approval, Minor-Modification and Deferral letters.