Informed consent (IC) is a fundamental aspect of ethical clinical research, safeguarding the rights and well-being of participants. It empowers participants with comprehensive information about the ...

Acute care research is sometimes conducted under Exception from Informed Consent regulations. In many life-threatening illnesses, patients are unconscious or too sick to provide written or verbal ...

Informed consent involves a subject being given information that a reasonable person would want to have to make an informed decision about whether to participate in research, and the chance to discuss ...

Exempt research does not require the informed consent to be documented (it is at the discretion of the researcher), but the Bowdoin IRB does expect that informed consent be provided to the ...

Leaders across higher education and industry must ensure that their teams and partners think critically about anonymization, ...

Informed consent represents a crucial component in modern medical practice, ensuring that patients are fully apprised of the benefits, risks, and alternatives associated with medical procedures. This ...

People who have lost the ability to speak could benefit from brain-computer interfaces. But communication barriers can limit their participation in research studies. This article first appeared in The ...

Substance Use Among Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer With Cognitive Impairment: An Analysis of the Project Forward Cohort Consent processes are critical for clinical care and research and may ...

The nonprofit organization calls on federal leaders to withhold funds from states restricting vaccine exemptions ...

The goal of the informed consent process is to ensure that the research participant is treated with respect and human dignity. This is achieved by safeguarding and advocating for the participant's ...

Because treating a child who has a life-threatening injury must be done immediately, there will not be time to ask parents/guardians for permission. Parents/guardians will be notified after their ...