Research
Policies
Woman’s Hospital is committed to fostering responsible research practices that protect the rights, safety, and well-being of all research participants.
Woman's is also dedicated to providing researchers with clear standards and oversight. Our goal is to promote high-quality research that reflects our dedication to patient care, integrity, and innovation.
Here is a comprehensive list of information needed to conduct research within Woman’s. Below, you will find essential policies, procedures, and requirements related to regulatory compliance, ethical standards, data management, and institutional approvals.
Policies
- Advertisements
- Assent of Children and Parental Permission
- Compensation to Research Subjects
- Informed Consent Elements and Requirements
- Non-English Speaking Subjects
- Required Institutional Language for Consent Forms
- Review of Data Preparatory to Research
- Screening and Recruitment
- Text Messaging for Recruitment
- Waiver of Consent or Documentation of Consent
- Adverse Events and Unanticipated Problems
- Case Reports and Case Series
- Completion and Closure to Subject Entry
- Continuing Review of Approved Research
- Data Safety and Monitoring
- Emergency Use of a Test Article
- Exempt Review and Limited IRB Review
- Expedited Review
- Expired IRB Approval and Re-Submission of Expired Studies
- IRB Review and Determinations
- Limited Data Sets and Data Use Agreements
- LSU Residency Research Policy
- Protocol Deviations
- Registries, Databases, and Repositories
- Revisions and Amendments to Approved Research Studies
- Single IRB of Record for Cooperative Research
- Termination and Suspension of Research
- Use of Coded Biospecimens and Data
- Verification of No Material Changes
Questions?
Contact the Research Department for questions or concerns.