REGULATORY GUIDANCE FOR INSTITUTIONS
The federal regulations that relate to Good Clinical Practice, clinical trials and the protection of human subjects in clinical trials are within the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Two particular sections of the CFR pertain to the protection of human subjects and IRBs. These are Title 21 (Food & Drugs) and Title 45 (Public Welfare).
These regulations include, but are not limited to:
Also see CGIRB's Regulatory Guidance for Clinical Trials and the FDA’s website for FDA Regulations and Guidelines relating to Good Clinical Practice and clinical trials.
In addition to the regulations, there are also guidance documents that pertain to human subject protection. The primary guidance documents are:
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Information Sheets
- The International Conference on Harmonization E6 Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) Guidelines

- The Belmont Report

- The Declaration of Helsinki

- The Nuremberg Code

Guidance for California Sites: