Reference Materials for Document Management

Tip sheet For Document Management in PROTECT 5.22.23

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How to Name Documents for Submission to the IRB

The page outlines the nomenclature study teams are required to use when submitting documents to the NIH IRB.  Each electronic regulatory file must have a consistent format, including naming of folders and files, to ensure required information is maintained and easily accessible.  Per the International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice Guidelines, essential documents allow for evaluation of the conduct of the study and quality of the study data.

*Please put the Consent Version Date in the title and not the document signature date.

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Things to Remember

• Update the version date of the document(s) (within the document itself and the filename) with each new submission to the IRB.
• No Longer have to update the version date with each response to clarifications or stipulations, retain the same version date throughout that one submission
• Update the version date of the document each time you submit the document to the IRB.
• Update the Version Date of the document (within the document and in the filename) with EACH response to stipulations.
• When responding to corrections, update the version of document within the document AND document filename.
• If the IRB returns a document with stipulations and they have changed the filename of the document, remove the words "IRB Edits" or "Pre-review Edits" from the document title before you resubmit.
• For NIH IRB Document Templates please navigate here.

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Protocol Nomenclature

• How to Name a Clean Protocol:

  • IRBNumber_ProtocolClean_VersionDate(
YYYYMMDD
• • DDMMMYYYY)

• Example of a Correctly Named Clean Protocol:

  • 18M0015_ProtocolClean_
20210521

• How to Name a Tracked Protocol:

• IRBNumber_ProtocolTracked_VersionDate(YYYYMMDD)

• Example of a Correctly Named Tracked Protocol:

• 18M0015_ProtocolTracked_20210521

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• • 14JAN2021

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Consent Nomenclature

(Clean Consents, Translated Consents, and Redacted Consents)

Clean

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Consents

If conducted at the Clinical Center and the NIEHS CRU

• How to Name a Clean Consent

  • IRBNumber.OPSConsentNumber_Cohort_CleanConsent_VersionDate(
YYYYMMDD
• • DDMMMYYYY)

• Example of a correctly named Clean Consent

  • 18M0015.1_HealthyVolunteer_CleanConsent_
2021052118M0015.2_Spanish_CleanConsent_20210521
• • 14JAN2021

If NOT conducted at the Clinical Center and the NIEHS CRU

• How to Name a Tracked Clean Consent:

  • IRBNumber
.OPSConsentNumber
• • _Cohort_
TrackedConsent
• • CleanConsent_VersionDate(
YYYYMMDD
• • DDMMMYYYY)

• Example of a correctly named Tracked Clean Consent:

  • 18M0015
.1
• • _HealthyVolunteer_
TrackedConsent
• • CleanConsent_
20210521

• 18M0015.2_Spanish_TrackedConsent_20210521

• • 14JAN2021

***Please Note: For Assents change the word “Consent” to “Assent” in the filename.***

Redacted Consents

*Please put the Consent Version Date in the title and not the document signature date. If NOT conducted at the Clinical Center and the NIEHS CRU

• How to Name a Clean Redacted Consent

  • IRBNumber_Cohort_
CleanConsent_VersionDate
• • ConsentVersionDate(
YYYYMMDD
• • DDMMMYYYY)_REDACTED

• Example of a correctly named Clean Redacted Consent

  • 18M0015_HealthyVolunteer_
CleanConsent_2021052118M0015_Spanish_CleanConsent_20210521
• • 14JAN2021_REDACTED

Translated Consents

*Please put the Consent Version Date in the title and not the document signature date. 

• How to Name a Tracked Translated Consent:

  • IRBNumber.OPSConsentNumber_Cohort_
TrackedConsent_VersionDate
• • ConsentVersionDate(
YYYYMMDD
• • DDMMMYYYY)_LANGUAGE_TRANSLATED

• Example of a correctly named Tracked Translated Consent:

  • 18M0015.4_HealthyVolunteer_
TrackedConsent
• • 14JAN2021_
20210521

• 18M0015_Spanish_TrackedConsent_20210521

***Please Note: For Assents change the word “Consent” to “Assent” in the filename.***

• • HINDI_TRANSLATED 

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Examples of Nomenclature for Other Study Documents

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• IRBNumber_StudyPersonnelPageClean_VersionDate(YYYYMMDD)

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• How to name an Investigator Brochure:
  • IRBNumber_Drug name_InvestigatorBrochureClean_Version #_VersionDate(
YYYYMMDD
• • DDMMMYYYY)
• Examples of a Correctly Named Investigator Brochure:
  • 18M0015__M7824_InvestigatorBrochureClean_v3_
20210521
• • 14JAN2021
  • 18M0015_M7824_InvestigatorBrochureTracked_v3_
20210521
• • 14JAN2021

• How to name a Package Insert:
  • IRBNumber_Drug name_PackageInsertClean_VersionDate(YYYYMMDDDDMMMYYYY)
• Examples of a Correctly Named Package Insert:
  • 18M0015_Rituximab_PackageInsertClean_2021052114JAN2021
  • 18M0015_Rituximab_PackageInsertTracked_2021052114JAN2021

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