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Compliance

Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB)

Consent/assent document development

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The following information and sample documents are provided to help researchers develop consent and assent documents customized to the design of the individual research project. If departmental letterhead is used, you may omit the header "Western Michigan University" and the department name.

Sample

These samples contain all of the elements found in the Document Development Checklist.

• Template for Informed Consent Form
• Permission of a Parent or Guardian
• Assent of a Child (7-12 years old)
• Assent of a Child or Ward (12-17 years or cognitively impaired
• Anonymous Survey Consent (paper)
• Sample Anonymous Online Survey

Additional Information

• Research Subject Bill of Rights
• Research Subject Consent/Assent Document Approval Stamp Policy
• Tipson Informed Consent)
• Glossary of Lay Terms for Use in Preparing Consent Forms for Human Subjects

Questions? E-mail the research compliance coordinator