The principle of respect for persons demands that participants enter the research voluntarily and with adequate information. When deceptive methodologies are used, participants are given incomplete or ...

“The purpose of this guidance for policy is to present a core set of elements for participant consent documents to be used in clinical research across Canada and to facilitate harmonization of ...

Canadian researchers have published new guidelines intended to make consent forms used in clinical research easier for patients to understand. The guidelines describe 75 core elements for consent ...

Respecting "individual autonomy" through "[f]ree and informed consent" that is given voluntarily by the person who will participate in the research Replacing the term "physicians" with "physicians and ...

Researchers reported on patient acceptance of an e-consent tool for asynchronous delivery of study information and for receiving consent from patients.