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CPHS Meeting Schedule and Submission Deadlines
for Full Review Protocols, 2007-2008

Will my protocol require full review?

Projects that potentially pose more than minimal risk to subjects or involve certain populations (e.g., research on prisoners, sensitive interventions with children) may require full review, in which the protocol is reviewed at a convened meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS). See examples of risk.

If you anticipate that your protocol will require full review, please be aware of the CPHS Panel meeting dates and protocol submission deadlines (see schedule below). Full Review protocols must be received by the submission deadline to be reviewed at the following meeting. Projects that are determined to be Exempt or Expedited do NOT need to be submitted by the submission deadlines.

If you are uncertain as to whether your project will require full review, please contact OPHS at (541) 346-2510.

Which Panel will review my protocol?

The Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects is comprised of two Panels: Panel #1 is primarily concerned with projects involving social and behavioral research (e.g., Psychology, Sociology, Education, Political Science, Anthropology, etc.). Panel #2 is reserved for projects that involve medical procedures and/or the biomedical sciences (e.g., Human Physiology).

The submission deadlines and meeting dates for these two committees differ slightly, so please examine the schedules carefully if you are submitting a protocol for full review.

The following table details the types of procedures reviewed by each of the two Panels. Use of these procedures does not necessarily require full review.

Panel #1 (Social/Behavioral)	Panel #2 (Biomedical)
Non-Medical Surveys/Interviews Cognitive/Motivational tests Moderate exercise Muscular strength testing	Medical Blood Draws X-ray, DEXA Scan IV Work Needle Sticks Nerve Blocks
MRI or EEG for Socio- Behavioral purposes	MRI for Medical purposes
Post-medical procedures, cleared by an M.D.	Pre-medical or treatment procedures
Non-Invasive DNA sampling (cheek swab, hair, etc.)	Invasive DNA sampling (venipuncture, etc.)