{"id":2632,"date":"2026-06-05T20:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=2632"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:35:44","slug":"amendment-approved-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/irb-submission-process\/amendment-approved-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendment to approved research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-9551\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-9551<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:IRB@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> IRB&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Amendment to approved research<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All research applications must be submitted to the IRB through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/irbnet.org\/release\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRBNet<\/a>, an externally-hosted software product. All IRB forms must be obtained from the IRBNet Forms and Templates library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IRB must review and approve all changes to previously approved research prior to implementing the change. Amendments to human research include any change from what was previously approved, including but not limited to: title, key personnel, study procedures, recruitment text or locations, data collection measures, or eligibility criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are adding or removing researchers to your project, please see the Amendment of Project Personnel section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you received an approval with conditions, create a new package within your conditionally-approved project and submit the condition requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amendment of research submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To submit an amendment you will need to create a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/New-Package-Tip.pdf\">new package<\/a>&nbsp;within your currently approved project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All amendments of project personnel require the following:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete and upload the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/Amendment-Tip.pdf\">Amendment Request Form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any documents that your amendment affects. (Examples: Informed Consent form, recruitment flyer, project narrative, etc.) When revising documents, please use tracked changes to help facilitate the review process. View the tutorial on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_knruAysnA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using tracked changes in Word<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/Signing-Tip.pdf\">PI must sign the package<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Tip:<\/strong> Student projects must be signed by the faculty advisor as well as by the student PI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit the package by clicking the \u201cSubmit\u201d button in IRBNet.&nbsp;Select \u201cAmendment\/Modification\u201d from the \u201cSubmission Type\u201d dropdown options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/guidance\/amending-approved-research\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2852\">Amending Approved Research<\/a> for guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amendment of project personnel submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To submit an amendment you will need to create a&nbsp;new package&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/New-Package-Tip.pdf\">new package<\/a>&nbsp;within your currently approved project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Items required for all amendments of project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete and upload the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/Amendment-Tip.pdf\">Amendment of Project Personnel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete and upload the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/Project-Personnel-Tip.pdf\">List of Project Personnel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/06\/Signing-Tip.pdf\">PI must sign the package<\/a>. <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Student projects must be signed by the faculty advisor as well as by the student PI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit the package by clicking the&nbsp;<strong>\u201c<\/strong>Submit<strong>\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;button in IRBNet.&nbsp;Select \u201cAmendment\/Modification\u201d from the \u201cSubmission Type\u201d dropdown options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A CV or biosketch for the PI, all CO-PIs, Co-Investigators, and\/or faculty advisor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/human-research-protection-program\/resources-faqs\/instructional-videos\/\">instructional videos<\/a>&nbsp;for guidance on IRB submissions, review processes, and human research requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":2721,"parent":2601,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2632","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5476,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632\/revisions\/5476"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}