PERA IRB Go-Live Information

Important Dates

Active IRB Protocols (excluding Coeus legacy protocols) will be migrated into PERA and any modifications needed after the below cutoff date will need to be completed there. Please close any completed studies in Cayuse before October 1st.

1. September 24^th at 5pm – Initial Submission Cutoff (Cayuse)
   • Any initial submission that is not completed by this date will need to be created in PERA after IRB’s October 27 go-live. Resources will be available to allow work on your submission to take place during this downtime. These resources will be on the PERA training website before Cayuse cutoff dates.
2. October 1^st at 5pm – Modification and Continuing Review Submission Cutoff (Cayuse)
   • Any modification not submitted by this date will need to be created in PERA after IRB’s October 27 go-live. Your active IRB Protocols will be migrated into PERA and modifications will need to be completed there.
   • After these cutoff dates, you may still be asked to make changes to submissions, but any other activity in Cayuse will not be reviewed or migrated to PERA.
3. October 27^th – IRB module goes live in PERA

Protocol Templates

These templates will accompany the new PERA protocol submission. These can be completed any time, including during the downtime between Cayuse and PERA, to have ready to submit when PERA goes live.

Exempt Template

Non-exempt Template

HRP-503e Protocol – External IRB Site Supplement – Complete this document if you are asking Purdue to cede IRB review and oversight to an external IRB.

Appendices for Non-Exempt templates:

• HRP-593 Appendix A – Adults with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
• HRP-593 Appendix B Children
• HRP-593 Appendix C – Deception
• HRP-593 Appendix D – Devices
• HRP-593 Appendix E- Drugs
• HRP-593 Appendix F- Genetic Testing
• HRP-593 Appendix G – Multi-site Research
• HRP-593 Appendix H – Non-English Speaking Individuals
• HRP-593 Appendix L – Repositories
• HRP-593 Appendix M – Waiver of Documentation of Consent & Parental Permission
• HRP-593- Appendix N- Waiver of Parental Permission Process
• HRP-593 Appendix O – Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent Process

Resources

Training Websites

• Investigator Training
• Admin and Reviewer Training

User Demonstrations – All Principal Investigators on active protocols will be invited to attend a system demonstration in the weeks leading up to go-live. Please share this with your research teams as needed.

IRB Help

To schedule a one-on-one meeting with an IRB representative please click here to schedule a time

For IRB/HRPP questions, please email irb@purdue.edu

For PERA system questions, please email PERAhelp@purdue.edu

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