All protocols are submitted to the Committee for the Scientific Review of Protocols (CSRP)
prior to review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The CSRP, through an external peer review process, assesses scientific quality and appropriateness of the study to the goals and mission of the NIMH IRP. A letter of CSRP approval must accompany submission of the protocol to the IRB. Once received by the IRB, the protocol is pre-reviewed by a committee in the Office of the Clinical Director, whose focus is human subject protection.
Protocols submitted to the CSRP must be no more than 20 pages in length, excluding references and
addenda. They must be written using either the current Protocol Template (in Word Format) or the Clinical Center web based
template found at http://www2.cc.nih.gov/protocolbeta2. Protocols that are not in these formats or are over the page limit will be returned. The CSRP review process normally takes 4-6 weeks.
Committee Members:
Drs. Karen Berman, James Blair, Joel Kleinman, Alex Martin, Daniel Pine, Judith Rapoport, Peter Schmidt, and Donald Rosenstein (Acting Chair).
New submissions should include:
- A copy of the 1195 form
- An electronic copy of the protocol
- A list of suggested reviewers is helpful
New submissions can be submitted electronically or delivered to Ms. Emily Gross , Bldg 10, Room 4N222, (301) 402-4137.
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