Informed consent is one of the primary requirements of research involving human participants ... provided the conditions described on the waiver form are fulfilled.

Informed consent ... the nature of the research project, why they are candidates for the research, what risks, benefits, and alternatives are associated with the research, and what rights they have as ...

Investigators should follow the required elements of informed consent when preparing a Parental Consent Form, except that ... benefit to the research subjects, and the child’s age, maturity, status, ...

Note: Always use lay language that is appropriate to the population being asked to sign the form. Use short paragraphs, bullets and subheadings to increase readability. See the informed consent form ...