Informed Consent

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An "informed consent document" lists all of the key details about a clinical research study. This includes the benefits and risks, the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and all of the details regarding the participant’s obligations and requirements. These details are provided in written form in the document. They are also explained verbally by one of the study’s doctors or nurses. Overall, the informed consent document is to help a person decide whether to become a participant.

But once someone agrees to become involved in a research study, "informed consent" becomes a continuing process to provide information for participants. Informed consent gives you have the right to as much information about the trial as you want. Even after the trial is over, you can still contact the research team to have your questions answered.

It is important to know that the informed consent document is not a contract, and the participant may withdraw from the trial at any time.