There has been an increased focus over the past couple of years on patient rights, resulting in a renewed emphasis on informed consent by healthcare regulators, such as The Joint Commission. This ...

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 ...

When patients participate in a clinical trial, they are required -- for legal and ethical reasons -- to complete consent forms that are typically long, complicated and filled with technical language.

Informed consent is an agreement between the investigators and the research participants. A signed informed consent form notifies potential research participants of their obligations and rights, and ...

Note: Always use lay language that is appropriate to the population being asked to sign the form. Use short paragraphs, bullets and subheadings to increase readability. See the informed consent form ...

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While many people indicate “I have read and agree to the terms and conditions”, very few actually take the time to read through everything to truly understand the small print. One journalist estimates ...

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 ...

Informed consent is a process that’s required for most medical procedures. However, there’s often confusion about what informed consent is, what it means, and when it’s needed. In a healthcare setting ...

Conversations about clinical trial diversity have finally gone mainstream, but the numbers haven’t quite caught up. Improvement may rely on homing in on one key aspect: informed consent. “Informed ...