Consent forms that people sign before participating in research are widely considered difficult to understand and sometimes inaccurate. Lack of clarity was implicated in a high-profile legal ...

A government-funded experiment put the lives of premature babies at risk, and some parents say they didn’t know the shocking details.

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 ...

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 ...

The consent forms were also assessed for a description of the trial as research, mention of the purpose of the research, and distinction of research-related procedures from procedures for routine ...

And in 1953 the Pentagon adopted the Nuremberg Code for its defensive studies of atomic, biological and chemical warfare. They were the first and only US government agency to adopt the code word for ...

Informed consent is more than just a form; it is a process that actively involves the participant. It is an "ongoing exchange of information between the investigator and [participant]" per the OHRP.

Institutional review boards (IRBs) are charged with safeguarding potential research subjects with limited literacy but may have an inadvertent role in promulgating unreadable consent forms. We hypo ...

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.

You're required to have all participants in your study complete an Informed Consent Form. See an example of an Informed Consent Form (pdf). Below are the Bethel University Institutional Review Board’s ...

FORMS The information and sample documents in the compliance form section are provided to help researchers develop consent and assent documents customized to the design of the individual research ...