Is
Review by Designated Members of the IACUC possible?
New
studies and amendments to on-going studies can sometimes be reviewed
faster by using designated members of the IACUC. The forms must
be complete and not need substantial revision. Additional criteria
for designated member review are outlined in the following table.
New Study Application
Eligibility Criteria
Amendment to On-Going
Study Eligibility Criteria
All of the proposed animal use activities are USDA Category
C* for pain & distress. Studies where
animals are a different Category will be
handled on a case-by-case basis at the discretion
of the IACUC Chair.
All of the proposed animal use activities are USDA Category
C* or D for pain & distress.
The Application form is already approved by another campus
IACUC
(School of Dentistry, School
of Science, Roudebush VA, Methodist
Research Institute)
The Amendment form is already approved by another campus
IACUC
(School of Dentistry, School
of Science, Roudebush VA, Methodist
Research Institute)
Change the principal investigator, funding source, research
site
Add a new transgenic or knock-out strain to a study with
existing approval to use genetically-manipulated
animals
Request delayed weaning of rodents
Add a new hazardous agent or radio-isotope of the same
hazard level as that approved in the original
application
Make a change to an approved non-survival surgery
Modify a survival surgery that is already approved in that
species
Change a drug dose, add a new drug, or change a non-physical method of
euthanasia.
Add or change the timeline
Add or change in vivo tissue perfusion.
USDA Category C: The procedure involves no pain
or distress; thus no pain-relieving drugs are needed. Examples: administration
of fluids, oral medication, blood collection or catheterization of
a common vein (no anesthesia required), standard radiography, parenteral
injection of non-irritating substances, euthanasia using non-physical
means by a method approved by the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia; short periods
of restraint.
