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IRB Consent Form Templates
A collection of informed consent, assent, and debriefing templates that can be used for your human participant research study.
General Consent Form Templates
Social and Behavioral Research Projects (last updated 03/16/2023)
Biomedical Research Projects (last updated 07/18/2022)
Consent Form Templates for Specific Biomedical Procedures
MRI and fMRI
Blood Collection by Finger Stick
Blood Collection by Venipuncture
Oral Consent Template
Guidance for Protocols Involving Oral Consent
Debriefing Template
Guidance and Template for Debriefing Participants
Studies Involving Children (Assent/Permission Forms)
Parent-Guardian Permission for Studies Involving Children
Sample Parental Notification Form
Sample Child Assent Form
Performance Release for Minors
Performance Releases
Performance Release for Adults
The Research Compliance Office (RCO) will be closed during Stanford’s Winter Closure from Monday, December 23, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025, and will resume operations on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Medical Research: Forms & Consent Templates
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This section contains all of the forms and consent templates that apply to investigators from: • School of Medicine (SoM) • Veteran's Affairs (VA) Hospital
*Please note that when creating a protocol for IRB submission, these investigators need to select the Medical eProtocol Application category.
If you have questions or are having trouble accessing these forms, please contact IRB Education ( email or call 650-724-7141).
The consent/assent form should be in a language that is understandable to someone without a medical or scientific background. Please use the Microsoft Readability Statistics tool as needed when writing your consent form.
See consent template updates for recent changes.
Short Form Consent Templates can be found HERE .
Other Forms:
Eprotocol forms:.
Informed Consent Templates
As part of our continued efforts to improve the IRB application and review process, we have developed new ICF templates that address the issues identified by our stakeholders:
- Different templates have been created for different types of studies (SBER, Biomed, etc.).
- Guidance language has been added to each template to reduce confusion about which template to use, as well as how to complete sections.
- The Key Information section has been simplified.
- An Assent Template has been created, with guidance included to identify applicable populations.
- All language utilized is at the 8th grade reading level , and has been improved to promote clarity of instructions.
- The template has been shortened and simplified to facilitate completion.
- All signatures have been moved to the end of the document.
These new and improved ICF templates replace all previous versions posted to our site as of May 17th, 2023; any new intakes initiated within WRG-HS as of June 12th, 2023, must utilize these new templates.
- WCM Assent Template
- WCM Biomedical Informed Consent Template
- WCM Humanitarian Use Device Informed Consent Template
- WCM Informed Consent Addendum Template
- WCM Intermediate-Size Investigational Treatment Informed Consent Template
- WCM Pregnant Partner Non-Subject Informed Consent Template
- WCM Pregnant Partner Research Subject Informed Consent Template
- WCM Repository Informed Consent Template
- WCM SBER Informed Consent Template
- WCM Single Patient Investigational Treatment Informed Consent Template
Make sure your Informed Consent Form is a readable document!
See our Guidance Document on how to prepare a readable consent form.
See our list of Medical Terms in Lay Language for use in Informed Consent Forms.
Refer to the Program for Readability in Science & Medicine (PRISM) Readability Toolkit
Refer to the MRCT Research Glossary for easy-to-understand clinical research definitions.
Protocol and Consent Templates on Common Wearables :
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Will i have to start using these new consents today.
Any new studies initiated in WRG-HS starting 6/12, must use the new ICF templates.
Do I have to transition my existing study consent(s) to these new templates?
Any existing study using the previous consent templates can continue to use their IRB-approved consent. Any new studies initiated in WRG-HS starting 6/12, must use the new ICF templates.
Do these new ICF templates need to be used under a ceded/sIRB study with an external IRB as the IRB of record?
Studies with an external IRB are expected to use consent forms provided by the lead IRB. Once the externally reviewed ICF is provided to the WCM IRB, we will conduct a local context review to confirm any required language (i.e. research-related injury, NYS Genetic testing requirements, etc.). The new WCM ICF templates are available as a resource if needed, but not required for externally reviewed studies.
If I am updating my protocol and the change requires an update to the ICF, will I need to use the new ICF templates?
You can continue to use the same ICF.
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A collection of informed consent, assent, and debriefing templates that can be used for your human participant research study.
Tips for Developing a New Consent Form. Writing a consent form that uses plain language, and that is brief and clear, requires substantial effort. This effort can be lessened by using the consent template and adding the required information from the consent library (see more information below).
When uploading consent forms in iRIS, give each consent document a unique name so the IRB can easily identify the forms (e.g. Control Group Consent, Parental Consent, Optional Specimen Collection Consent, Information Sheet, etc.).
Short Form Consent Templates can be found HERE. • New Protocol applications - see examples above. • Modifications to approved protocols (need prior IRB approval to implement). • Continuing Review applications. • Reports unanticipated problems, events/information requiring prompt reporting. • Final Reports (not required for Exempt research).
Make sure your Informed Consent Form is a readable document! See our Guidance Document on how to prepare a readable consent form. See our list of Medical Terms in Lay Language for use in Informed Consent Forms.
It is important to create a consent form that is effective in summarizing the research in a way that facilitates the understanding of the reasons why one might or might not want to participate. Informed consent documents should be written at a level appropriate to the subject population, generally at a 6th-8th grade reading level.