Consent Forms in Context: How Long is Long?

Mark Hochhauser, Ph.D., Readability Consultant/IRB Member, Golden Valley, MN Abstract: As the science and regulatory requirements behind clinical trials have evolved over the past few decades, consent forms have become very long. This article compares the word count...

Informed Consent and the Human Experience

Cheryl B. Thomas, MS, CGC, Research Subject Advocate, Mayo Clinic Abstract Going “beyond the regulations” that govern informed consent and understanding the perspective of research participants is crucial to obtaining truly informed consent. This article describes the...