How to Request Study Closure/Inactivation

To determine which closure form (noted below) to submit, you must know your study's review status. This can be found within the approval letter, or by clicking the "My Studies" tab on your iRIS Home page (under Study Assistant). If it says says "Exempt" at the end of your study status, you will need to submit the closure request for Exempt studies. If it does  not say "Active-Open-Exempt," you will need to submit the appropriate closure request noted below for your Expedited or Full Board study.

Exempt Studies

1. Log into iRIS (https://iris.ou.edu).
2. Click on "View and Manage My Studies" on the left (under Featured Study Operations) and open your study.
3. Click on the link for “Exempt Study Closure Report.”
4. Select “Add a New Form.”
5. Respond in question 1.1 that the study has been completed and should be closed. Click the “Save and Continue” button in the top right.
6. Click the “Signoff and Submit” button.
7. Select the “Approve” button, input your 4x4 and password, and select “Save Signoff.”

Expedited Studies with "Check-In Req" noted at the end of the study status

1. Log into iRIS (https://iris.ou.edu).
2. Click on "View and Manage My Studies" on the left (under Featured Study Operations) and open your study.
3. Click on the link on the left for “Annual Check-In Form."
4. Select “Add a New Form.”
5. Respond that you are closing out the study and save and continue through the remaining sections, answering all questions.
6. At the end, click the “Signoff and Submit” button.
7. Select “Approve,” input your 4x4 and password, and select “Save Signoff.”  

Expedited Studies with "CR Req" noted at the end of the study status

1. Log into iRIS (https://iris.ou.edu).
2. Click on "View and Manage My Studies" on the left (under Featured Study Operations) and open your study.
3. Click on the link on the left for “Continuing Review/Final Report.”
4. Select “Add a New Form.”
5. Respond that you are closing out the study and save and continue through the remaining sections, answering all questions. You will  not need to upload any of your previous study documents.
6. At the end, click the “Signoff and Submit” button.
7. Select “Approve,” input your 4x4 and password, and select “Save Signoff.”  

Full Board Studies

1. Log into iRIS (https://iris.ou.edu).
2. Click on "View and Manage My Studies" on the left (under Featured Study Operations) and open your study.
3. Click on the link on the left for “Continuing Review/Final Report.”
4. Select “Add a New Form.”
5. Respond that you are closing out the study and save and continue through the remaining sections, answering all questions. You will  not need to upload any of your previous study documents.
6. At the end, click the “Signoff and Submit” button.
7. Select “Approve,” input your 4x4 and password, and select “Save Signoff.”  

Graduate students, please refer to the Graduate Student Guidance section for information regarding the time table for closing out your study.