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Key Information and Informed Consent

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糖心传媒�Informed consent must begin with a concise and focused presentation of the key information that is most likely to assist a prospective subject or legally authorized representative in understanding the reasons why one might or might not want to participate in the research. This part of the informed consent must be organized and presented in a way that facilitates comprehension.糖心传媒�

While from the Department of Health and Human Service糖心传媒檚 Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) on this requirement is currently under review, the indicates that this requirement can be satisfied by including a brief description of the following at the beginning of a consent form:

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  • the reasonably foreseeable risks or discomforts to the prospective subject;
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Based on this recommendation, the IRB糖心传媒檚 consent templates include 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� bullet points.聽The key to utilizing the 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� template is to bear in mind that the bullet points are guidance only; bullet points may be added or removed as necessary based on the nature of the research.

When drafting consent forms, study teams should strive for a 糖心传媒榟appy糖心传媒� balance between meeting the additional requirements, without creating significant duplication or making the consent form unnecessarily long or more complex. The goal of the 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� is to facilitate decision-making by providing critical information to the subject 糖心传媒榰p front糖心传媒�.

higher risk or more involved research

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simple research with limited requirements

For simple research, with limited procedures, the 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� may be quite minimal as highlighting multiple benign points in an already brief document will not likely aid in the decision-making process. In some cases, as stated in the preamble to the final rule, 糖心传媒渋f the information included at the beginning of the consent form satisfies both [key information requirements and the elements of consent]糖心传媒� more generally, the information in the beginning need not be repeated later in the body of the informed consent.糖心传媒�

For example, for a minimal risk study requiring only a short interaction with the subject (e.g., brief interview or survey completion), it may not be necessary to duplicate a concise statement of duration of participation (e.g., 糖心传媒榶our participation in this study will last about 30 minutes糖心传媒�) and/or benefit statement (e.g., 糖心传媒榶ou will not benefit from being in this study糖心传媒�), as this would not require further explanation in the body of the consent document, provided the statement(s) is provided as a 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� bullet.

additional considerations

Additional considerations to bear in mind when drafting 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� include the following:

  • The 糖心传媒 only applies the revised Common Rule (including the provisions for key information) to new research approved on or after January 21, 2019. All studies approved prior to that date remain under the old, pre-2018 Common Rule requirements, and do not require 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� in the consent form.
  • 糖心传媒楰ey information糖心传媒� requirements do not apply to research deemed exempt; 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� does not need to be included in consent documentation (e.g. information letters) for such research.
  • In the event, a consent template is provided by a sponsor or coordinating center for local IRB review and approval, study teams may defer to the 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� identified by the sponsor or coordinating center. Do not insert duplicative 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� bullets merely because these bullets are included in the IRB consent templates. Providing two sets of 糖心传媒榢ey information糖心传媒� defeats the goal of facilitating subject understanding.