Informed Consent Templates

Informed consent templates have been developed to assist researchers in developing a consent form for a research study. The template is only a guide to help researchers and may be subject to change. Please note that IRB members may still request changes to your document.

The revised Common Rule implements January 21, 2019 for new studies. Several templates have been updated to incorporate the revised Common Rule requirements (noted below). Please use the updated templates. To view more detailed information about the revised Common Rule changes, please visit the Revised Common Rule webpage.

More Information About the Revised Common Rule (2018 Requirements)

The revised Common Rule requires several changes to the informed consent document. Included below is guidance and help information on these requirements. To view more detailed information, please visit the Revised Common Rule Informed Consent Requirements webpage