{"id":2883,"date":"2017-07-13T09:48:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T09:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/document\/policy-prolonged-restraint-research-animals\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:55:18","slug":"policy-prolonged-restraint-research-animals","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/policies\/policy-prolonged-restraint-research-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy on the Prolonged Restraint of Research Animals"},"template":"","categories":[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,37],"tags":[],"content-type":[32],"topic":[],"update-type":[],"class_list":["post-2883","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","category-cats","category-chickens-avian","category-cows","category-dogs","category-ferrets","category-fish-amphibians-and-reptiles","category-guinea-pigs","category-hamsters","category-mice","category-other-rodents","category-primates","category-rabbits","category-rats","category-sheep","category-swine","category-usda-other","content-type-policies"],"acf":{"use_legacy_editor":true,"updated_date":"2024-08-05 00:00:00","update_notice":true,"author":"Institutional Animal Care &amp; Use Committee","summary":"This policy outlines the <a class=\"gtip\" href=\"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/glossary\/institutional-animal-care-use-committee-iacuc\/\">IACUC<\/a>'s expectations for the use of devices for physically restraining animals, defines \u201cprolonged physical restraint,\" and is intended to ensure that the use of devices for prolonged physical restraint is essential for achieving research objectives and that the period of restraint is the minimum required to accomplish the research objectives.","button_links":null,"related_content":[3404],"legacy_path":"policy-prolonged-restraint-research-animals","legacy_node_id":28,"legacy_related_nids":"18, 154","legacy_content_section":[{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Background","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"Physical restraint of an animal for the purposes of obtaining samples, administering medication, or accomplishing study objectives is an important component of many studies using research animals. In most cases, this period of limited mobility is short term. 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Prolonged physical restraint must be described in an approved IACUC protocol <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>prior to<\/strong><\/span> use on animals.\r\n\r\nIn accordance with the <em>Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals:<\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Prolonged restraint should be avoided unless it is essential for achieving research objectives.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Restraint devices should be specifically designed to accomplish research goals that are impossible or impractical to accomplish by other means, or to prevent injury to animals or personnel.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The presence of lesions, illness, or severe behavioral changes often necessitates the temporary or permanent removal of the animal from\u00a0restraint. Veterinary care must be provided if lesions or illness associated with restraint are observed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The purpose of the use of devices to physically restrain animals must be clearly explained to personnel involved with the study.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Compliance","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"<p>The U-M IACUC has defined prolonged physical restraint as the use of devices to physically restrain an animal for periods exceeding 30 minutes. Prolonged physical restraint must be described in an approved IACUC protocol prior to use on animals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Prolonged restraint should be avoided unless it is essential for achieving research objectives.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Restraint devices should be specifically designed to accomplish research goals that are impossible or impractical to accomplish by other means or to prevent injury to animals or personnel.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The presence of lesions, illness, or severe behavioral changes often necessitates the temporary or permanent removal of the animal from&nbsp;restraint. Veterinary care must be provided if lesions or illness associated with restraint are observed.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The purpose of the use of devices to physically restrain animals must be clearly explained to personnel involved with the study.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"Compliance","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"The provisions of this policy are under the direction and oversight of the U-M\u2019s IACUC. The IACUC will, if necessary, suspend research or implement sanctions if policy infractions should occur.","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null}],"update_notice_type":[51,55,53,54],"update_notice_start":"2024-08-05 21:00:00","update_notice_end":"2024-11-05 21:00:00","update_notice_text_blocks":[{"update_notice_text":"<h3><span style=\"color:#024794\"><strong>Summary of Changes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>This&nbsp;document has undergone the following changes:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Title changed from \u201cPolicy on the Restraint of Research Animals\u201d to \u201cPolicy on the Prolonged Restraint of Research Animals\u201d<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Revised glossary definitions (i.e., \"Physical Restraint\" and \"Restraint Devices\")&nbsp;and removed the definition for \u201cAcclimation\u201d.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Under Background section, changed the term \u201cimmobility\u201d to \u201climited mobility\u201d<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Under Policy section: clarified the information so that the purpose of the policy is to define prolonged restraint. The language is directly from the Guide, which mirrors V2.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"update_notice_text":"<h3><span style=\"color:#024794\"><strong>Who is Impacted<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Research Personnel<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"update_notice_text":"<h3><span style=\"color:#024794\"><strong>Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>It is strongly recommended that research personnel review the updated document.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"}],"global_contact_block":true,"contact_name":"","contact_email":"","contact_additional_info":"<p>For questions, additional detail, or to request changes to this policy, please contact the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Research, Director of the Animal Care & Use Office&nbsp;at <a href=\"mailto:acuoffic@umich.edu?subject=In%20regards%20to%20a%20Policy%20on%20the%20Research%20A%20to%20Z%20website&body=(the%20email%20link%20creating%20this%20message%20was%20on%20the%20page%20titled%3A%20%22Policy%20on%20the%20Restraint%20of%20Research%20Animals%22)\">acuoffice@umich.edu<\/a> or (734) 763-8028.<\/p>","global_contact_block_select":[3375]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/2883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/2883\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contact-block\/3375"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/3404"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"update-type","href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-type\/54"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"update-type","href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-type\/53"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"update-type","href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-type\/55"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"update-type","href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-type\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"update-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-type?post=2883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}