Secondary Research

Tips for rapid approval

Use the Secondary Research Application form for research involving ONLY the analysis of data sets or biological specimens. The data or specimens must have been or will be collected for some other purpose (e.g., for clinical care or as part of another study), and you will not contact subjects. You will be asking for a waiver of informed consent and, if PHI are used, a waiver of HIPAA authorization. If you have questions, contact [email protected].

Examples:

• Chart reviews in electronic health records (EHR)
• Research on identifiable data sets from other studies, registries, or data banks
  
• Bench analyses of identifiable biospecimens obtained from a research biobank
• Research on identifiable data sets obtained from honest brokers like Compass or Children's Hospital Colorado Research Informatics