• Leigh Lamonica, JD, CIPP/US, CHC, CHRC
  ERKC Resource Director
  Pennington Biomedical
  (225) 763-2515
• Richard Culbertson, PhD, MHA, MDiv
  ERKC Resource Co-Director
  LSUHSC New Orleans

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• Regulatory & Ethics Tools
• IRB Reliance Platforms
• Research Participant Portal

IRB Reliance Platforms: SMART IRB vs SMART IRB Exchange

Are you interested in collaborating on a research study with other institutions but not sure how to work with multiple IRBs?

There are 2 reliance platforms to streamline the IRB review process for multisite studies, SMART IRB & SMART IRB Exchange. For more information, you can visit the reliance platform’s websites directly listed below:

SMART IRB
Website: https://smartirb.org/
https://smartirb.org/reliance/

• Reliance Walkthrough Video
• Request Investigator Access
• Reliance Checklist

SMART IRB Exchange
Website: www.trialinnovationnetwork.org/smart-irb-exchange/

• System Demo videos
•     Guidance Documents
•     Study Registration Page

Questions? Contact the Ethics & Regulatory Core at ethicsreg@lacats.org or request a consultation on SPARC.