Acute care research is sometimes conducted under Exception from Informed Consent regulations. In many life-threatening illnesses, patients are unconscious or too sick to provide written or verbal ...

The term “informed consent” first emerged in the 1950s and gained popularity and significance within a short span of time. While the term earlier implied an ambiguous definition that was limited to ...

Informed consent represents one of the most important ethical aspects of clinical treatments and scientific research involving humans. This article will discuss the key elements of informed consent ...

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 represents a crucial component in modern medical practice, ensuring that patients are fully apprised of the benefits, risks, and alternatives associated with medical procedures. This ...

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Expedited studies are research projects that meet one of the categories under 46.110 and involve minimal risk. Full board studies are those the IRB determines does not fall under exempt or expedited ...

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, the University of Minnesota will host experts from across the nation to lay the groundwork for improving informed consent in research with human participants. The ...

Potential research subjects must be accurately informed of what a project involves, and given the opportunity to decide of their own free will whether or not to participate. This process may be brief ...