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Human Subjects Research Policies

These NIH policies, regulations, training and resources can help when proposing or conducting NIH extramural research involving human subjects.

Clinical Trials

Studies involving human subjects may meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial.

Training

NIH Human Subjects System (HSS)

NIH grantees are required to submit information on research and trainee research projects that include human subjects to the NIH Human Subjects System.

The following supplemental guidance on submitting information to the NIH Human Subjects System is specific to Fogarty grantees:

Supplemental guidance: R25 - Education Projects

For Fogarty-supported R25 "Education Projects" that support trainees conducting mentored human subject studies:

Supplemental guidance: D43 - International Research Training Grants and U2R - International Research Training Cooperative Agreements

For Fogarty-supported D43 "International Research Training Grants" and U2R “International Research Training Cooperative Agreements" that support trainees conducting human subject (HS) studies:

  • Enter at least one study record for the non-clinical trial studies for the training program:
  • If a trainee is conducting an independent clinical trial, a separate individual record must be created for this study:

Phase III Studies

NIH-Defined Phase 3 updates:
Recipients can navigate to the study record and edit the item in Section 4 as they would edit any other items on their study record.

Instructions for editing study records are available in the HSS Online Help for External Users.

Updated May 10, 2024