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Informed Consent Process Form

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Informed consent is the process by which potential participants are provided important information about the research study.

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If participants are given a choice to participate in your study, this form is needed - even if they do not sign a consent form (i.e. Information Sheet or Consent Cover Letter).

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About Informed Consent in Human Subjects Research

Learn more about informed consent at: 
https://oprs.research.illinois.edu/education-training/instructions-informed-consent

Informed consent is the process by which potential participants are provided important information about the research study. Human subjects can only be involved in your study if they voluntarily agree to participate after having been adequately informed about the research. If the human subjects in your study are part of a vulnerable population (children, students, prisoners), special protections may also be required.

Who Needs to Submit this Form

If you selected “Yes” in the New Study Application form under Section 8.9.1) Informed Consent, you need to complete this form as part of your application process.  If participants will have a choice to participate in your study, and you did not select “Yes” in the New Study Application, please be sure update the information in that form, and then complete this form.  Please make sure all consent documents, parental permission forms, assent forms, information sheets, questionnaire cover letters, etc. are included with the application using the templates from the OPRS website.

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