Ethicists have suggested that written consent forms encourage participants in phase 1 cancer trials to expect benefit from the experimental agent and to overlook serious risks. Of 272 forms, 268 ...

Health data’s potential can be vertigo-inducing, with seemingly limitless insights available to be mined from data sets old and new. The risks, too, can turn the stomach: faulty and biased algorithms; ...

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 ...

Obtaining informed consent is a basic ethical obligation and a legal requirement for researchers. This requirement is founded on the principle of respect for persons. Potential participants must be ...

A lot has been written about ensuring that the language of informed consent forms is at a level that is easily understandable, and for good reason. The Food and Drug Administration requires all ...