Guidance
Oct 21, 2020

Prisoners in Research

Convened Board review and approval of research designed to study incarcerated persons, or persons likely to become incarcerated , is a multistep process and must be conducted in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 46 Subparts A (Common Rule)...
Guidance
Jul 29, 2020

Seeking Reconsent from Research Participants

Informed consent is an ongoing, interactive process throughout a participant’s study involvement, rather than a one-time information session. In addition to encouraging subjects to ask questions and raise concerns, it may become necessary to seek...
Templates
Jul 8, 2020

Specialty Informed Consent Templates

Obtaining the consent of a subject is a process that goes far beyond asking for a signature on a document. Potential participants must understand the nature of the study, the risks , discomforts, inconveniences, and potential benefits involved if...
Templates
May 11, 2020

Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) Informed Consent Template

This template should be used when submitting the Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) informed consent documents. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) as “a medical device intended to benefit patients in the...
Guidance
Jan 16, 2019

Transition to 2018 Regulations

On January 21, 2019 most provisions of the Revised Common Rule become fully effective ("Effective Date” and "general compliance date"; single IRB-of-Record provisions will go into effect in January 2020). As of that date, the eResearch system...
Templates
Jan 15, 2019

Standard Informed Consent Template

Effective December 3, 2018, the pre-transition informed consent template is no longer in use. All new informed consent documents must be based on the revised Common Rule informed consent template below.
Templates
Jul 20, 2018

Foreign Language Short Forms

Investigators are responsible for understanding and following the IRBMED Guidance for non-English speaking subjects before using the forms below. Please note, the instructions on this page are for filling out the form, NOT the guidance for using a...
Templates
Apr 17, 2018

Eligibility Screening Informed Consent Template

This template should be used when creating an Eligibility Screening Informed Consent document. This template may be used only for eligibility screening and only if screening procedures pose no more than minimal risk to subjects. You may not use this...
Templates
Apr 17, 2018

Survey Research Informed Consent Template

This template should be used when creating a Survey Research informed consent document. This template may be used only for studies that involve a survey and no other procedures pose minimal risk to subjects
Guidance
Jun 5, 2017

Telephonic Consent

In most cases, a potential research subject (or subject's representative) must be given an explanation of the protocol , including its risks , benefits , and alternatives. The subject's voluntary and un-coerced choice to participate must usually be...
Templates
Mar 29, 2017

FDA Expanded Access Informed Consent Template

This template should be used when creating an FDA Expanded Access informed consent document. This template is designed for use in all Expanded Access uses, which include both Compassionate Use and Emergency Use. For more information on specific...

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