Thank you for reminding the research and scholarly community of the fundamental importance of striving to obtain each subject’s true informed consent prior to her or his participation in research ...

A lot has been written about ensuring that the language of informed consent forms is at a level that is easily understandable, and for good reason. The Food and Drug Administration requires all ...

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

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 ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

The Nuremberg Code (1947) and the Declaration of Helsinki (1978) are credited as the origins of informed consent in clinical research. Participants' informed consent is both a legal and ethical ...