Several schools presented sample text for informed-consent forms that did meet their own standards. For example, the text supplied by the State University of New York Downstate Medical School, ...

The Informed Consent Form should be in the primary language of the research participant, or at least in a language in which the participant is considered fluent. The investigator should submit a ...

For research involving UAB students or employees, the appropriate statement must be included (see Sample Informed Consent Document ). Disclosures. In seeking informed consent, the following ...

Even a patient-signed informed consent document won't necessarily hold up in court, because informed consent is not simply a form; it's a process. At Stanford University Medical Center, ...

Several sections under General Information contain guidance about consent and assent: IRB-Review—Outcomes-and-Approval-Details; Conducting the Protocol; Participant Populations; The UAB IRB also ...

The informed consent portions of the training involved reading the relevant law and sample documentation for clinical drugs trials and psychology experiments involving children.

Dispelling Myths: Consent for TestingWhat the CDC Says:HIV testing must be voluntary.Patients must know that testing is planned and be informed that they will be tested unless they decline (“opt out”) ...

Researchers are expected to use simple non-scientific terms in the informed consent forms. But because stem cell research is such a complex topic, it may be difficult for patients to understand ...

The legal doctrine of informed consent requires the health professional -- in this case the anesthesia provider -- to not only obtain consent for anesthesia, but to also engage in a meaningful ...

Our sample size was relatively small, ... Readability standards for informed-consent forms as compared with actual readability. N Engl J Med 2003; 348: 721–726. Article Google Scholar ...

For children between the ages of 12 and 14, investigators should use their judgment in deciding which of the required elements of informed consent would be most appropriate for their study population.