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The Institutional Review Board Office (IRBO) serves all of research sites, clinical sites, and students who are doing research at Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines or one of our clinics.

All human subjects research carried out at Mercy (or one of its clinics) are required to be reviewed by the IRB.

The IRB processes studies that are supported by industry and involve evaluation of a technology or product such as a drug, surgical procedure, medical device, diagnostic test or technique. Our clinical studies include Phase II – IV studies.