FDA: Informed Consent Information Sheet – Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors 1
DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR COMMENT
http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm404975.htm
07/15/2014:
This draft guidance is intended to assist IRBs, clinical investigators, and sponsors involved in clinical investigations of FDA-regulated products in carrying out their responsibilities related to informed consent. The guidance provides the Agency’s recommendations and requirements for informed consent to assure the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects in clinical investigations. This guidance describes the basic and additional elements of informed consent and includes topics such as review of patient records, children as subjects, and subject participation in more than one study.
Comments due by September 15, 2014