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Can the IRB approve a project “retro-actively”?

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Can the IRB approve a project “retro-actively”?

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No. There is no provision in the Federal Regulations that allow for IRB approval of research that has already been done. If data was collected for purposes that the IRB determines to be non-research (e.g. classroom projects) IRB approval can be sought for the data analysis going forward.