STANDARD CONSENT FORM FORMAT

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

 

ALVERNO COLLEGE

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

CONSENT TO BE A RESEARCH SUBJECT

 

Project title

 

A.            PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

 

Who is conducting the stufy? What is it about? Why are you asking this subject to participate?

 

B.            PROCEDURES

 

If you agree to be in the study, the following will occur:

 

Explain the procedure in detail. Use ‘You will’ language. Include how long the study will take and how many people are involved in it.

 

C.            RISKS/DISCOMFORTS

 

List any discomfort you can foresee from any procedures in this study. What can the subject do if s/he feels discomfort? Make sure to tell them they can cease participation at any time.

 

Confidentiality:

How will the subject’s confidentiality be assured? Will data be kept with names on it? Will data be discarded? Will data be coded by number instead of name and if so will the key telling which number means which name be kept or discarded?

 

D.            BENEFITS

 

Explain what benefit the individual may get. Will their data be available to them? Will the results of the experiment be made available to them? Will anybody else benefit from the data?

 

E.             QUESTIONS

 

You have talked to the person who signed below about this study and have had your questions answered.  If you have further questions, you may call him/her at your phone number

 

If you have any comments or concerns about participation in this study, you should first talk with the researchers.  If for some reason you do not wish to do this, you may contact the Biology Department at Alverno College. You may do this by calling (414) 382-6203 and asking for the physiology instructor.

 

F.             CONSENT

 

You will be given a copy of this consent form to keep.

 

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH IS VOLUNTARY.  You are free to decline to be in this study, or to withdraw from it at any point. 

 

If you agree to participate you should sign below.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Date                                                        Signature of Study Participant

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Date                                                        Signature of Person Obtaining Consent