Adding Related Protocols TOPAZ Elements Adding Related Protocols Texas Southern University Office of Research

The intended purpose for this session is to make the process of group protocols easier for our students. Intended Purpose

Goals save time for students and Committee members; have students create identical protocols and submit them as a group; assign protocols as a group for IRB Committee review; obtain identical results for all protocols in the group, including simultaneous approvals Goals

Collaborate as a group on how the protocol will be written. Know who will do what part of the research because these assignments will be listed as the responsibilities of your fellow Co-PIs. If analyzing secondary, or pre-existing data, is part of your data collection method (DCM), be prepared to list the sources, such as website URLs, publication titles, authors, dates, and so forth. Before Starting

After determining the best protocol, copy and paste it into the others so they will be exactly alike. Create the Protocol

Adding Related Protocols Go to item 3.8, "Related Protocols". Click on the "+" to select the protocols. Adding Related Protocols

Selecting the Related Protocols To select a protocol, place a  in the square next to it by clicking in the square. To select them all, click in the square at the top of the first column. Once all of the protocols have been selected, click "OK". Selecting the Related Protocols

Viewing a Related Protocol The protocols have been added. To view a Related Protocol, click on the magnifying glass next to the protocol to open it. Viewing a Related Protocol

Viewing a Related Protocol Scrolling through the protocol is permitted, but editing is disabled. Notice the options are grayed out. Viewing a Related Protocol

Closing the Related Protocol To close the protocol, click on the gray "X" in the upper right corner. Closing the Related Protocol

If you are satisfied with the protocol, proceed with the faculty pre-submission review process. Conclusion

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