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HRPO HINTS

HRPO HINTS. Did you know that informed consent does not always have to be obtained using a consent form that participants sign??? If your research meets certain criteria, you may be able to apply for a waiver of written documentation of consent.

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HRPO HINTS

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  1. HRPO HINTS Did you know that informed consent does not always have to be obtained using a consent form that participants sign??? • If your research meets certain criteria, you may be able to apply for a waiver of written documentation of consent.

  2. HRPO HINTS: Does my research meet the criteria??? Ask yourself these questions…it may end up saving you both time and storage space! • Is your research minimal risk, involving only procedures that would not normally require written consent outside of the research context? or… • Is the only record linking the participant and the research the consent document, and the principal risk associated with this study would be the potential harm resulting from a breach of confidentiality. If either of these instances applies to you, you may not be required to use a consent form that participants have to sign.

  3. HRPO HINTS: What do I do? • If you believe that one of the circumstances listed on the previous page describes your research: • Go to the HRPO website at http://hrpo.wustl.edu • Click on Forms and then Danforth Campus • Download, read, and complete the “Waiver of Written Documentation of Consent” form. Note: If you submit your study in eIRB, the pertinent questions are imbedded in the application, so there is no need for additional forms! • Important: Being granted a waiver of written documentation of consent does not mean that you don’t have to obtain consent. • The waiver simply means that you don’t have to collect a signature.

  4. HRPO HINTS: So How Do I Get Informed Consent? • Generally, researchers who request to have written documentation of consent waived distribute study information sheets in place of a consent form. • Templates for study information sheets are available on our website. • These information sheets are ideal as they contain all the necessary elements of consent. • You simply give it to the participant to read over, answer any questions they might have, and then proceed with the experiment if they wish to participate. • Participation in the research study denotes their consent.

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