Comments on articles recently published in NEJM In a recent edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, prominent bioethicists argued that “some studies may justifiably proceed with a streamlined consent process and others may not require patient consent at all”. The authors also propose to streamline the oversight of some studies that fall “below […]
Category Archives: Informed Consent
Before someone asks you to ‘consent’ – or agree – to be in a research study, they have to tell you what the research is about. The people doing the study will also ask you to sign a form saying that you’re agreeing to be in the study. This form is called an ‘informed consent […]
If you’re thinking of volunteering to be in a research study, the people doing the study will usually ask you to sign a form saying that you’re agreeing to be in the study. This form is called an ‘informed consent form’. By signing this form, you are saying that you have made a free and […]
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