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All human subjects deserve respect, beneficence, and justice to assure the safety and welfare during participation in research.

The Campus Institutional Review Board (Campus IRB) recognizes that Informed Consent is a process to assure that subjects are prospectively informed sufficiently enough to make a voluntary decision regarding participation in research. Legally effective consent shall be determined by governing State Law and may not be waived without the express written approval from the Campus IRB.

Informed Consent forms are one of the cornerstones demonstrating the process of subject permission and the ethical conduct of research involving humans. It is imperative that the Campus IRB ensure that all subject participants are informed about and voluntarily consent to research participation.

Investigators under the jurisdiction of the Campus IRB may involve a human being as a research subject only when he or she has obtained legally effective informed consent of the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative. Informed Consent assures that prospective human subjects receive the information necessary to help them understand the nature of the research to effectuate a process advocating respect for 1) prospective knowledge; and 2) voluntariness regarding the decision of whether or not to participate in the research.

Informed Consent (PDF, 160K)
CIRB Consent Form Checklist (PDF, 48K)
DHHS General Requirements for Informed Consent

         

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