Exempt Trivia

Which of the following activities are exempt for research with healthy adults?

• Surveying people about which types of pets look the most threatening

• Having people solve sudoku puzzles while Baby Shark plays in the background

• Going through library card applications and recording information without identifiers.

• Asking people to taste test various tomatoes and rating them on a scale of 1-10

Which of the following activities are exempt for research with pregnant participants?

• Surveying people about which types of pets look the most threatening

• Having people solve sudoku puzzles while Baby Shark plays in the background

• Going through library card applications and recording information without identifiers.

• Asking people to taste test various tomatoes and rating them on a scale of 1-10

Which of the following activities are exempt when children are involved?

• Surveying people about which types of pets look the most threatening

• Having people solve sudoku puzzles while Baby Shark plays in the background

• Going through library card applications and recording information without identifiers.

• Asking people to taste test various tomatoes and rating them on a scale of 1-10

When can research with prisoners be determined exempt?

• Always

• Never

• Only if the research is aimed at a broader subject population and the inclusion of prisoners is incidental

Which of the following activities would NOT be considered a benign behavioral intervention according to 45 CFR 46.104(3)?

• Doing range of motion testing

• Playing an online game

• Solving a puzzle

• Listening to music

According to 45 CFR 46, who at an institution can determine that research is exempt?

• The IRB

• The Institutional Official

• The Researcher

• Unspecified

Where can you find the policy that specifies that the IRB has to be the one to determine whether research is exempt at UC Davis?

• CA Health & Safety Code § 24172

• UCOP Protection of Human Subjects in Research

• PPM 240-50: General Policy Regarding Human Research

• HRP-101: Human Research Protection Plan

Scenario: A very lucky researcher receives federal funding to conduct a chart review at UC Davis. What level/category of review is most appropriate?

• Not Human Subjects Research

• Exempt 4iii

• Expedited 5

• Full Committee Review

According to 45 CFR 46.104(3), when is deception allowed for exempt research?

• Always

• Never

• Only when the participant authorizes the deception through a prospective agreement

• Only when the participant will be debriefed regarding the true nature or purpose of the study afterwards