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THE HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM

THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESEARCH (CHR)

RECRUITMENT and CONSENT PROCESS

Recruitment Guidance
  • Recruitment Guidelines -
  • Abbreviated Recruitment Guidelines
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Advertisements, Notices, and/or Media Format Guidelines - New March 2008
  • Standard Consent Form Format for Recruitment/Future Contact
  • Public Search Engine:
    • Letter to Faculty and Staff from the CHR
    •
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Consent Guidance
  • Consent Guidelines
  • Consent Form Standards - Section by Section Discussion
  • Waiver of Consent vs. Signed Consent
  • Informed Consent for Research Subjects Who Do Not Read, Speak, or Understand English
  • Surrogate Consent
• HIPAA Consent Form Guidance
  • Sample Consent and Assent Forms / Annotated Outlines (Revised January 2008)
  • Standard Wording for Consent Forms Used in Letters to PIs
  • VAMC 10-1086 Consent Form
  • Certificates of Confidentiality
  • Research Using Human Biological Specimens
  • Guidelines for Payment of Research Subjects
  • Consent Form and Review Checklist
Guidelines on Vulnerable Subject Populations
 

•  Fetuses, Pregnant Women, Neonates and In Vitro Fertilization
•  Minors
•  Prisoners
•  Those Who Do Not Read, Speak or Understand English
•  Those with Cognitive Impairments
•  Research in Emergency Settings
•  Surrogate Consent
  Treatment and Compensation for Injury Statement:
Background and UCSF Policy		  
Experimental Subject's Bill of Rights
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Lay Language Resources for Preparing Consent Forms
  • Alternative Lay Language for Medical Terms in Consent Forms
  • Glossary of Lay Terms
• MedicineNet.com - provides simplified descriptions of procedures
Translation Services
The following companies are provided for your convenience; the CHR does not endorse any translation service.
  • The Language Bank
  • Transperfect
  • Northwest Translations Inc.
• Real World Solutions (RWS) Group
  • Accredited Language Services (ALS)
 

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