DOE Human Subjects Protection Program

Participating DOE Laboratories and Sites

Regulations, Orders,
and Policies

DOE Human Subjects Resources

Other Resources

Community IRB Members

DOE Worker
Health-Related Studies and Programs

Scientific Integrity

Contract Acknowledgement

DOE Human Subjects Resources

Consent Form Information

The following will aid in understanding and preparing consent forms and other related information.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Tips on Informed Consent

HHS OHRP Informed Consent Checklist

Glossary of Lay Terms for Use in Preparing Consent Forms for Human Subjects, Stanford University Research Compliance Office

DOE Generic Sample Research Subject Informed Consent Form: Word | PDF

Model Consent for Use of Tissue Samples for Human Genome Project Cell Lines, DOE-NHGRI (National Human Genome Research Institute)

Sample Consent Form for Use of Tissue for Research, on the Department of Health and Human Services womenshealth.gov site

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Guide to Informed Consent

FDA Guidance on Informed Consent for In Vitro Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens That Are Not Individually Identifiable (pdf)

A Guide to Understanding Informed Consent, from the National Cancer Institute

Association of American Medical Colleges Research Compliance Resources

Content reviewed: May 3, 2007