Informed consent is one of the primary requirements of research involving human participants. It is important to remember that informed consent is an ongoing process, not a document or single event.

Informed consent documents explain to potential participants the information that a reasonable person would want to have in order to make an informed decision about whether to participate. Using this ...

In general, it should briefly explain in basic terms: For children between the ages of 12 and 14, investigators should use their judgment in deciding which of the required elements of informed consent ...