08/01/2018
(Please refer to DHS HHS OHRP 45 CFR 46 §46.116 for details)
    

  

Basic Elements

   

Indicate
  

Yes  

   

No  

A statement that the study involves research

    

An explanation of the purposes of the research

    

The expected duration of the individual’s participation

    

A description of the procedures to be followed

    

Identification of any procedures which are experimental

    

A description of any reasonably foreseeable risks or discomforts to the participant

    

A description of any benefits to the participant or to others which may reasonably be   expected from the research

    

A disclosure of appropriate alternative procedures or courses of treatment, if any, that   might be advantageous to the participant

    

A statement describing the extent, if any, to which confidentiality of records identifying the participant will be maintained

    

For research involving more than minimal risk, an explanation as to whether any   compensation, and an explanation as to whether any medical treatments are available, if injury occurs and, if so, what they consist of, or where further information may be obtained

    

An   explanation of whom to contact for answers to pertinent questions about the   research and participant’s rights, and whom to contact in the event of a   research-related injury to the participant

    

A statement that participation is voluntary, refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which the individual  is otherwise entitled, and the individual may   discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits, to   which he/she is otherwise entitled

    

A statement   that must contain the following language: “A description of the clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov,   as required by U.S. Law. This Web site will not include information that can   identify you. At most, the Web site will include a summary of the results.   You can search the Web site at any time/”

  

 

           

 

Additional Elements, as appropriate   

   

Indicate
  

Yes

   

No

A statement that the intervention may involve risks to the individual (or to the embryo or fetus, if the individual is or may become pregnant), which are currently unforeseeable

    

Anticipated circumstances under which the individual’s participation may be terminated by the investigator without regard to the subject's consent

    

Any additional costs to the individual that may result from participation in the research

    

The consequences of an individual’s decision to withdraw from the research and procedures for orderly termination of participation by the individual

    

A statement that significant new findings developed during the course of the research,   which may relate to the individual’s willingness to continue participation, will be provided to the individual

    

The approximate number of study participants