#  Requesting Additional Information on a Submission 

 



During the course of your **ancillary review\***, if you would like to request changes to the study or to provide additional information, you can do so via the **Add Comment** activity.

  
1\. Log in to [irb.harvard.edu](https://irb.harvard.edu)  
  
2\. Navigate to the submission (see [Accessing a Submission](/accessing-submission) for more instructions).  
  
3\. From the submission, click **Add Comment**.  
  
4\. Use the comment box space to request changes to the study or ask the PI to provide additional information.  
  
5\. (Optional) Upload any documentation to support your request (e.g. a tracked changes version of study documents to convey the changes you are requesting).  
  
6\. Select the appropriate comment recipients so that the PI/Study Team/IRB Coordinator will know that you’ve requested clarifications. It is recommended that all three are selected.

- All individuals with access to the submission can view the comment, even if they are not marked as recipients of the comment notice.
- If no recipients are selected for the comment notice, the comment will only appear on the History tab of the submission workspace.

7\. When you are done, click **OK**.



 

- [Ancillary Review Types](/ancillary-types "Types of Ancillary Review")
- [Logging In](/logging-in "Logging In")
- [Accessing a Submission](/accessing-submission "Accessing a Submission")
- [Locating the To-Do List](/locate-todo "Locating the To-Do List")
- [Reviewing a Submission](/view-submission-details "Reviewing a Submission")
- [Requesting Changes (Ancillary)](/requesting-changes "Requesting Additional Information on a Submission")
- [Submitting Ancillary Decision](/submitting-ancillary "Submitting an Ancillary Review Decision")
- [Finding the IRB Decision](/finding-IRB-determination "Finding Determination Letters and Approved Documents")
- [Generating Reports](/generating-reports "Generating Standard Reports")