8. Renewal or Closure

Renewal: According to the TCPS, the REB may only get approval for a maximum of one year, and therefore all studies require annual renewal. Renewal emails are sent out starting one month prior to the anniversary date of the clearance, or most recent previous renewal. You can simply reply to this email, filling in the requested information about the previous year’s study activity.

Closure: When the research concludes, the research team should submit a CUREB Renewal/Closure Form in cuResearch to close the protocol.