Decision Trees for Human Subjects Requirements

For more information, see NIAID Human Subjects Resources.

Determine if NIH will consider proposed research to be human subjects:

• NIH Research Involving Private Information or Biological Specimens
• HHS Human Subjects Regulations Decision Charts

View how reviewers determine if proposed research has complied with human subjects requirements and the outcomes of their decisions: 

• Protection of Human Subjects from Research Risk
• Inclusion of Women Plan
• Inclusion of Minorities Plan
• Age Inclusion Plan
• Data and Safety Monitoring Plan

For additional information on applying, see Research Using Human Subjects.

Numerical coding, identified in the decision trees, is assigned at peer review.