Research
High-quality care at Intermountain begins with innovative research. Research in dozens of clinical specialties helps to improve Intermountain’s care delivery and advance medical knowledge within the healing profession.
I want to participate in research
Medical research studies involving patients can lead to important discoveries that improve care. A clinical trial is a research study that tests how well new medical therapies, devices, or medications work in people. Often, clinical trials are placed in two categories:
- Interventional trials determine whether experimental treatments or new ways of using known therapies are safe and effective in controlled environments.
- Observational trials address health issues in large groups of people or populations in natural settings.
If you’re interested in voluntarily participating in a clinical trial, ask your doctor if you qualify or email us.
Research in clinical programs
The core of our research takes place within our clinical programs. The program area's clinical staff treat patients and lead research to advance their field.
Research in other specialties
With over 1,400 active research studies in over 20 clinical areas, we are equipped to make medical discoveries that improve care.
Intermountain's Biorepository
Institutional Review Board
The Intermountain Health IRB assures the ethical conduct of biomedical research involving human subjects with a focus on patient safety and privacy. The IRB reviews all Intermountain research involving human subjects before the research is conducted to ensure human subjects’ rights and welfare are protected, potential risks are minimized and that there are benefits to participants and our community.
The IRB is responsible for the following:
- Determining if a project meets the definition of human subjects research
- Reviewing and approving applications to conduct research involving human subjects
- Continuing review of approved protocols
- Monitoring of reported adverse events involving subjects in approved protocols
- Ensuring and facilitating the ethical conduct of biomedical research involving human subjects
All research projects must be submitted to the IRB for an official research determination. The IRB determines the appropriate level of review for each study application. Please contact the Intermountain Health IRB for questions, complaints, concerns or for additional information concerning your rights as a research participant.
5171 South Cottonwood Street, Suite 400
Murray, UT 84107
Participant resources
IBC meeting minutes
The Intermountain Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) oversees and reviews research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules and other biohazards, ensuring that such work is conducted safely, securely, and responsibly. Intermountain Health contracts with WCG to provide some IBC reviews and services. The NIH requires all IBC meeting minutes approved on or after June 1, 2025 to be posted publicly. New minutes will be added to the document below as they become available.