General Consent Form Template
12/08

Drug Trial Consent Form Template
12/08

Spanish General Consent Form Template
12/08

Consent form template for use when the study plan is to enroll only adults or both adults and children. When children age 14-17 are to be enrolled, consent of the parent and assent of the child are documented on this form. When children age 13 or less are to be enrolled, consent of the parent is documented on this form and assent of the child (age 7-13) is documented on the separate Youth Assent Form.

Blood Draw Consent Form (No PHI)
12/08

Consent form template for studies limited to blood collection where no identifiable health information will be linked by use of a code or other means to the blood sample. Refer to research with de-identified information for more information.

Tissue Bank Consent Form
7/09

Consent form template for studies that involve banking specimens/samples for future use and/or distribution to multiple investigators.

Consent Form and Authorization for Studies with a Certificate of Confidentiality
12/08

Parental Consent Form and Authorization for Studies with a Certificate of Confidentiality
12/08

Spanish Consent Form and Authorization for Studies with a Certificate of Confidentiality
12/08

A Certificate of Confidentiality is obtained to provide additional privacy/confidentiality protections. For more information, see the OHRP web page.

Short Form Consent Documents

The PHRC provides short consent document translations in several commonly understood languages. This abbreviated translation or "short form" (which attests that the elements of consent have been presented orally) may be used to document informed consent in writing. All other translations not provided by the PHRC must be submitted to the PHRC for approval.

Plain Language and Informed Consent

Can you write a consent form at the 8th-Grade reading level? Yes, you can! Invest some time and get some hands-on training by attending a "Plain Language" research consent form writing workshop. These sessions are designed for any research community members who write or edit consent forms. Ann Ogletree, Sr. Human Research Specialist and Consent Editor, will be presenting.

To register, email aogletree@partners.org, and specify which dates work for you. Include your phone number, please. Feel free to attend at either campus. Seating is limited to 14 at each session, so please list all possible dates.