The primary purpose of informed consent is to protect the prospective human subject. Informed consent provides the individual with the pertinent information regarding the research in which s/he is ...

It can be a rewarding experience to participate in research studies that offer many potential personal, medical, and financial benefits. However, if you are new to or are not entirely familiar with ...

The use of deception or incomplete disclosure limits the subject's ability to make a fully informed decision of whether to participate in the research — one of the essential ethical concerns in human ...

The principle of respect for persons demands that participants enter the research voluntarily and with adequate information. When deceptive methodologies are used, participants are given incomplete or ...

The IRB determines, for each protocol it reviews, which of the following elements and disclosures must be included in the informed consent process. Investigators can avoid delay in the review process ...

Did you know if you had a cardiac arrest, the decision to give you a potentially life-saving medication or placebo – in the fleeting moment where seconds matter – might be made at random by those ...

Conversations about clinical trial diversity have finally gone mainstream, but the numbers haven’t quite caught up. Improvement may rely on homing in on one key aspect: informed consent. “Informed ...

Informed consent is an agreement between the investigators and the research participants. A signed informed consent form notifies potential research participants of their obligations and rights, and ...

It is the policy of Western Michigan University that all research involving human subjects will be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board. The involvement of human subjects in research is not ...

Informed consent is a fundamental component of modern healthcare and represents a patient's right to understand and agree to a medical procedure, treatment or study. True informed consent empowers ...