{"id":1903,"date":"2021-03-07T23:57:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T04:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/health-literacy\/?page_id=1903"},"modified":"2021-03-07T23:57:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T04:57:20","slug":"irb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/health-literacy\/instructional-resources\/overview\/irb\/","title":{"rendered":"IRB"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Are you sure that the participant-facing materials you review and approve are clear to participants?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The MRCT Center has developed two health literacy resources specifically for Human Research Protection Programs (HRPPs) and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/health-literacy\/instructional-resources\/overview\/irb\/#training\">Health Literacy <strong>Training<\/strong> for IRBs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/health-literacy\/instructional-resources\/overview\/irb\/#checklist\">Health Literacy <strong>Checklist<\/strong> for IRBs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IRBs can play an important role in supporting research study participants by applying health literacy best practices to their reviews of participant-facing materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: These materials are currently being piloted. 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