Informed consent is an essential part of the design of every
research project involving human subjects. Researchers who
involve human subjects in their research have both an ethical
and legal obligation to secure the informed consent of the
potential research subjects prior to initiation of the research.
When feasible, participants should be given a copy of the
Informed Consent Form after giving consent. You may compose your
own consent form but it should contain all of the elements
contained in the following template: Informed Consent for
Research Involving Children For research involving legal minors,
separate age-appropriate assent forms for minors and consent
forms for parents/guardians are required. You may compose your
own assent/consent forms or use the following templates: