Compliance

Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB)

The rights below are the rights of every person who is asked to be in a research study. As an experimental subject you have the following rights:

To be told what the study is trying to find out
To be told what will happen to me and whether any of the procedures, drugs, or devices is different from what would be used in standard practice
To be told about the frequent and/or important risks, side effects, or discomforts of the things that will happen to me for research purposes
To be told if I can expect any benefit from participating, and, if so, what the benefit might be
To be told of the other choices I have and how they may be better or worse than being in the stud
To be allowed to ask any questions concerning the study both before agreeing to be involved and during the course of the study
To be told what sort of medical treatment is available if any complications arise
To refuse to participate at all or to change my mind about participation after the study is started. This decision will not affect my right to receive the care I would receive if I were not in the study
To receive a copy of the signed and dated consent fo
To be free of pressure when considering whether I wish to agree to be in the study

Questions? Email the research compliance coordinator.