Review Board (IRB) of Frostburg State University. For research-related problems or questions regarding participants' rights, contact the IRB through the Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 301-687-3101." Final Statement: The following should be the final statements of the informed consent form verbatim: "I have read and understand the explanation provided to me and have been given a copy of this consent form. I have had all my questions answered to my satisfaction, and I voluntarily agree to participate in this study." Signatures: The informed consent must be signed and by both the participant and the principal investigator or authorized representative. Page Numbering: Consent forms with more than one page should be initialed and dated by the participant on each page and the pages should be numbered like this: "page 2 of 3" Please see http://www.frostburg.edu/admin/orsp/irb-informedconsent/ for other important required elements that pertain to specific situations. 8. Supporting Documents: Include all relevant supporting documents, interview questions, surveys, letters sent to recruit participants, questionnaires completed by participants, and any other material germane to human subjects review in separate documents. SIGNATURE ASSURANCE SHEET Principal Investigator/Student Assurance Statement I understand Frostburg State University’s policy concerning research involving human participants and I agree: To obtain prior approval from the Institutional Review Board before beginning this research study; To accept responsibility for the scientific and ethical conduct of this research study: To obtain prior approval from the Institutional Review Board before amending or altering the research protocol or implementing changes in the approved consent form: To immediately report to the IRB any adverse reactions and/or unanticipated effects on participants which may occur as a result of this study; To complete, on request by the IRB, the Review Forms. SIGNATURE: ___________________________DATE: ___________________ TYPED NAME: ___________________________________________________ Faculty/Research Advisor’s Assurance Statement:
Review Board (IRB) of Frostburg State University. For research-related problems or questions regarding participants' rights, contact the IRB through the Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 301-687-3101." Final Statement: The following should be the final statements of the informed consent form verbatim: "I have read and understand the explanation provided to me and have been given a copy of this consent form. I have had all my questions answered to my satisfaction, and I voluntarily agree to participate in this study." Signatures: The informed consent must be signed and by both the participant and the principal investigator or authorized representative. Page Numbering: Consent forms with more than one page should be initialed and dated by the participant on each page and the pages should be numbered like this: "page 2 of 3" Please see http://www.frostburg.edu/admin/orsp/irb-informedconsent/ for other important required elements that pertain to specific situations. 8. Supporting Documents: Include all relevant supporting documents, interview questions, surveys, letters sent to recruit participants, questionnaires completed by participants, and any other material germane to human subjects review in separate documents. SIGNATURE ASSURANCE SHEET Principal Investigator/Student Assurance Statement I understand Frostburg State University’s policy concerning research involving human participants and I agree: To obtain prior approval from the Institutional Review Board before beginning this research study; To accept responsibility for the scientific and ethical conduct of this research study: To obtain prior approval from the Institutional Review Board before amending or altering the research protocol or implementing changes in the approved consent form: To immediately report to the IRB any adverse reactions and/or unanticipated effects on participants which may occur as a result of this study; To complete, on request by the IRB, the Review Forms. SIGNATURE: ___________________________DATE: ___________________ TYPED NAME: ___________________________________________________ Faculty/Research Advisor’s Assurance Statement:
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