The use of deception or incomplete disclosure limits the subject's ability to make a fully informed decision of whether to participate in the research — one of the essential ethical concerns in human ...

People who sign consent forms feel more trapped—not more empowered—than those who give consent verbally, according to new ...

Achieving informed consent requires a potential contributor to be in possession of sufficient knowledge about our plans for a reasoned decision to take part in our content. The Editorial Guidelines ...

Ethicists have suggested that written consent forms encourage participants in phase 1 cancer trials to expect benefit from the experimental agent and to overlook serious risks. Of 272 forms, 268 ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Courtney Tracy shared part of her social media consent form. She shared an example of wording in a potential social media consent ...

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