Protocol Violations, Deviations and Incidents Reporting

Human research investigators are responsible for reporting any unanticipated problems involving risks to subjects associated with an approved IRB study or, in rare cases, with a study that is closed. In addition, any serious or continuing noncompliance with the federal regulations for the protection of human research subjects and/or University policy and/or the requirements or determinations of the IRB must also be reported. These reports are required for studies conducted by researchers from the General Campus as well as biomedical research.
  • occurs at UCLA, or at an affiliated institution or other site where the UCLA IRB is the responsible IRB AND
  • is determined by the UCLA PI to be related or possibly related to the research; unexpected (see definitions below); and serious, that is, placing subjects or others at greater risk or harm than previously known.
See examples on the form itself or in the guidance Post-Approval Reporting Requirements for Investigators. This guidance also provides additional information and guidance about the reporting of protocol violations, deviations and incident
  1. Protocol Violations, Deviations and Incident Reporting Form
  2. Decision Tree for Reporting Protocol Violations, Deviations and Incidents
  3. Protocol Violation, Deviation or Incident Summary Log