Clinical research consent forms for certain FDA-regulated clinical trials are now required to contain a specific statement advising participants that clinical trial information will be entered into ...

Federal regulations require that researchers obtain legally effective, documented, voluntary informed consent from prospective subjects (or subjects' legally authorized representatives) before ...

Informed consent is one of the most important aspects of conducting ethical research with human participants. Respecting the autonomy of research participants, the investigator must provide complete ...

Although exempt research is exempt from some of the federal regulations, in most cases of interaction with participants, a consent process is indicated. It’s important to understand that even though ...

Obtaining informed consent is more than getting a signature on a form. Informed consent is one of the primary ethical considerations underlying research with human subjects. ALL human subject research ...

Canadian researchers have published new guidelines intended to make consent forms used in clinical research easier for patients to understand. The guidelines describe 75 core elements for consent ...

The Revised Common Rule requires all clinical trials to post an unsigned consent form on a publicly available website. The Revised Common Rule is in effect for studies approved on or after January 21, ...

Background: Consent forms have become too long and often do little to help people understand the risk elements of their participation in research, instead focusing on risk reduction for research ...

Informed consent provides the individual with the pertinent information regarding the research in which s/he is being asked to participate, and the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding ...

Starting today, March 7, 2012, clinical research consent forms for certain FDA-regulated clinical trials must contain a specific statement advising participants that clinical trial information will be ...