Informing Participants of Their Rights in Research
Tell people about the study before they choose to join.
Informed consent is an ethical principle that guides all human subject research. It requires that participants are given enough information about a study to make an informed decision about whether to participate.
As part of the informed consent process, participants should be told about:
The purpose of the research, including the expected duration and procedures
The risks and benefits of participating in the study
Their right to decline to participate or to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty or loss of benefits
Reasonably foreseeable risks, which are those that subjects in the target population would find meaningful to their decision about whether to participate
The informed consent process should also include giving potential subjects enough time to consider their options and ask questions about the study before making a decision.
The details of all deception used in the study are usually not included in the informed consent. If deception is used in the study, the researchers should talk to the participants afterward and explain what kind of deception was used and why it was important.
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