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General Instructions for Research Involving Vulnerable Populations
 

Contact: Tracey Wheeler Pangborn
Phone:   215.898.4318
Email:     traceywh@nursing.upenn.edu

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) requires that vulnerable populations are afforded an extra level of protection. Instructions for preparing a proposal where vulnerable groups will be enrolled in research are located at the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) web site.

• Children
• Prisoners

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• Main Page: IRB Documents and Instructions
   
• General Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Information
   
• Documents and Instructions to Prepare for an IRB Review
   
• Identifying the Status of a Submitted Protocol
   
• Office of Regulatory Affairs Contacts
   
• General Instructions for Research  Involving Vulnerable Populations
   
• General Instructions for Special Issues
   
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• Regulations and Policy Guidance
   
• General Information about Federal Assurances and Conducting Research at External Sites