In preparing instructions for subjects being asked to sign this consent form, please use language appropriate for a 7th grade reading level (similar to a popular magazine or newspaper; language copied ...

Elements of Informed Consent 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.

This form is used for reporting adverse events associated with protocols approved by the Miami IRB or received an Exempt (level 1) determination. Adverse events can include, for example: data being ...

Beginning July 1, the UB IRB will require all new study submissions in Click to use an updated Consent Template.

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 ...

Paasche-Orlow and colleagues surveyed the Web sites of 114 U.S. medical schools (of a total 124) for IRB reading comprehension standards and consent form templates.

The Johns Hopkins study reviewed the template forms of 114 campuses - nearly all the country's accredited medical schools. It applied two widely used readability tests: the Flesch-Kincaid and the Fry.