{"id":859,"date":"2011-03-15T17:28:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T21:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/?page_id=859"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:02:33","slug":"inspir-ii-instructions-for-investigators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/inspir-ii\/inspir-ii-instructions-for-investigators\/","title":{"rendered":"INSPIR II Instructions for Investigators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For available IRB Word\/PDF templates, please visit the IRB Templates page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/inspir-ii\/irb-templates\/\">https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/inspir-ii\/irb-templates\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How To<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">General<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Access-to-INSPIR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to get access to INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2011\/03\/How-to-log-in-to-INSPIR-II.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to log-in to INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2011\/03\/Personal-Profile.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to update your Personal Profile<\/a>\u00a0(required for\u00a0everyone listed on\u00a0a study)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-To-Update-the-Department.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to update the department in your Personal Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Study_Assistant.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to get the Study Assistant tab if you don\u2019t have it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-sign-off-on-protocol-as-PI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sign off on protocol as PI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Proxy-PI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to set up a Proxy for Principal Investigator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-sign-off-on-protocol-as-Department-Chair.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sign off on protocol by Department Chairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Proxy-Dept-Chair.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to set up a Proxy for Department Chair sign-off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Check-the-Status-of-a-Submission.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to check the status of a submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-retract-a-submission.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to retract a submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-add-Administrative-Assistant.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add\/remove an\u00a0Administrative Assistant or a Study Contact in an approved protocol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-add-new-internal-investigators.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add\/remove\u00a0internal investigators\/research staff\u00a0in an approved protocol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2026\/02\/How-to-Check-Current-Personnel-on-a-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to check personnel currently listed on a Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/01\/My-Personnel-Pool.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create Personnel Pools in INSPIR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2019\/01\/Adding-CRC-Students-Staff.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add BU CRC Students, Faculty, or Employees to your study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/files\/2021\/08\/Guidance-for-Adding-CHCs.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to conduct research with Community Health Centers (CHCs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Look-up-Training-Info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to look up user training information in INSPIR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Upload-Training-Certificates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to upload training certificates to your INSPIR II Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Downloading-Training-Certificates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to print out previously uploaded training certificates\u00a0from INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2017\/10\/How-to-Access-CITI-Completion-Certificates-and-Reports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Access your own CITI Completion Certificates and Reports on the CITI website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2011\/03\/Send-a-Study-Correspondence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to send a study correspondence in INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Print-out-the-Approval-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to view or print out the Approval Letter in INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2025\/02\/How-to-Hide-a-Study-or-Display-a-Study-that-was-Hidden-by-Mistake.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Hide an Inactive Study or Display a Study that was Hidden by Mistake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/01\/How-To-Locate-Study-Consents-and-Study-Documents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Locate Study Specific Consent forms and Study Documents in INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/02\/Uploading-password-protected-PDF-documents-in-INSPIR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to upload password protected PDF documents in INSPIR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/email\/forwarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to forward your BU emails to your favorite email address<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New Study \u2013 Initial Reviews<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-create-a-new-protocol-draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create a new protocol draft in INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-open-a-draft-INSPIR-II-protocol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to find and open a draft in INSPIR II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Add-a-New-Consent-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add a new Consent Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Add-a-New-Study-Document.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add a new Study Document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/inspir-ii\/inspir-ii-instructions-for-investigators\/dept_sign_off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to setup Department Chair and Special Routing Sign Off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-sign-off-on-protocol-as-PI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sign off on protocol as PI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-sign-off-on-protocol-as-Department-Chair.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sign off on protocol by Department Chairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Review-Response-Submission-Form-Initial-Review1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to respond to a\u00a0Review Response\u00a0for an Initial Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-revise-an-existing-Consent-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to revise an existing Consent Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-revise-an-existing-Study-Document.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to revise an existing Study Document<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Amendments<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-an-Amendment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and submit an Amendment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-revise-an-existing-Consent-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to revise an existing Consent Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Add-a-New-Consent-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add a new Consent Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-revise-an-existing-Study-Document.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to revise an existing Study Document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Add-a-New-Study-Document.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add a new Study Document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-sign-off-on-protocol-as-PI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sign off on\u00a0the\u00a0Amendment\u00a0as PI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Review-Response-Submission-Form-Amendment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to respond to a Review Response\u00a0for an Amendment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-add-new-internal-investigators.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to add new internal investigators\/research staff to an approved protocol<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Continuing Review\/Status Check-In (Progress Report)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-a-Progress-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and submit a Continuing Review\/Status check-in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-sign-off-on-protocol-as-PI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sign off as the PI on the Continuing Review\/Status check-in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/Review-Response-Submission-Form-Continuing-Review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to respond to a Review Response for a Continuing Review\/Status check-in<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Closing a Study<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/01\/How-To-Close-an-Exempt-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Close an Exempt Study<\/a>\u00a0 (To close a study with one of these statuses: Exempt, Exempt &#8211; no IRB review, Exempt &#8211; limited IRB review, NHSR, and Not Engaged)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-a-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and submit a Final\/Closure Report<\/a> (Used to close non-exempt studies and ceded-review studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other Submission Forms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2011\/03\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-a-RENI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and submit a Reportable Events and New Information Form<\/a>\u00a0(Used for submitting Unanticipated Problems, Major Protocol Deviations, and DSMB, DMC, or other safety monitor\u2019s report\u00a0WITH recommended changes to the study)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/01\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-a-Protocol-Exception-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Create and Submit a Protocol Exception Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/01\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-a-Recruitment-Materials-Submission-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Create and Submit a Recruitment Materials Submission Form<\/a>\u00a0 (Used only to submit promotional recruitment materials that have been approved by the Communications office)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2024\/01\/How-to-Create-and-Submit-a-Contact-Information-Change-Request-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Create and Submit a Contact Information Change Request Form<\/a> (Used only to request changes to the contact information in approved consent forms and\/or other subject material)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Forms that are no longer in use<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UPSER\/AEs form (No longer\u00a0in use\u00a0\u2013 Please submit a\u00a0\u201cReportable Events and New Information Form\u201d instead)<\/li>\n<li>Deviation Report form (No longer in use \u2013 To report major deviations, please submit a \u201cReportable Events and New Information Form\u201d; To report minor deviations, please include a description of these minor deviations or attach a minor deviation log at the time of continuing review.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other Software Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/irb\/files\/2016\/10\/21CFR-Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INSPIR II Software\u2019s 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For available IRB Word\/PDF templates, please visit the IRB Templates page at https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/inspir-ii\/irb-templates\/ How To General How to get access to INSPIR II How to log-in to INSPIR II How to update your Personal Profile\u00a0(required for\u00a0everyone listed on\u00a0a study) How to update the department in your Personal Profile How to get the Study Assistant tab 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