The UH Division of Research has a new protocol submission system called ICON.

The first component released was the IRB module, which replaced the IRB part of RAMP.

IRB Features

• Electronic submission of initial protocols, modifications and reportable new information and continuing reviews
• Allows for submission of reliance agreements with external institutions
• Electronic workflow routing and review, including parallel ancillary reviews
• Automated reminders
• Stamping and watermarking for consent and recruitment documents
• Visual tracking of submission and review progress
• Integrated library of IRB SOPs, regulatory checklists, and templates

IRB Benefits

• Speeds collaborative application preparation by study teams and reduces delays in routing and review
• Accelerates processing of IRB meeting discussions and decisions into compliant records and correspondence
• Keeps all parties notified of important milestones and the need to attend to their part of the process
• Ensures the study team uses only the latest, approved consent form with the IRB's watermark
• Manages the audit trail for all document versions
• Provision of regulatory tools for investigators takes the “guesswork” out of compliance requirements