Choose Your Study Type
Pick your study type, and ClearPath becomes your workspace — guiding you on phrasing, scope, and what reviewers care about. No rigid paths, just helpful structure.
Study Blueprints
Universal guides that coach you through scope, phrasing, and what reviewers flag. Your study workspace for submissions, amendments, and beyond.
Retrospective Chart Review
BLUEPRINTFor medical record reviews, registry analyses, and existing data studies. Often expedited or exempt.
Survey / Questionnaire
BLUEPRINTFor online/paper surveys, validated instruments, and cross-sectional assessments.
Interview / Qualitative
BLUEPRINTFor interviews, focus groups, ethnography, and qualitative research methods.
Quality Improvement
BLUEPRINTFor QI projects and determining if IRB review is needed. Often not human subjects research.
Verified Templates
Matched to your IRB's actual forms. Fewer back-and-forths, faster approvals.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
✓ VERIFIEDStructured to match what UIUC's IRB reviewers look for — from protocol numbers to informed consent procedures. Fewer revisions, faster approvals.
Carle Foundation Hospital
✓ VERIFIEDStructured for Carle's review process. Covers study protocols, sponsor information, and clinical endpoints so you submit with confidence.
Why Researchers Choose ClearPath
We prioritize accuracy and understanding. Every template is designed to help you think through what reviewers will ask — reducing revisions and delays.
Research-Focused
Designed around how researchers actually work, not bureaucracy
Smart Guidance
Prompts help you catch what reviewers usually flag
IRB-Ready Export
Professional PDF and Word documents
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