Any volunteer who gives his or her consent to participare in a clinical trial or who is asked to give his or her consent on behald of another has the following rights:
- To be told the pupose of the clinical trial
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- To be told about all of the risks, side effects or discomforts that might be resonably expected
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- To be told of any benefits that can be resonably expected
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- To be told what will happen in the study and whether any procedures, drugs, or devices are different than those that are used as standard medical treatment
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- To be told about options available and how they may be better or worse than being in a clinical trial
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- To be allowed to ask any questions about the trial before giving consent and at any time during the course of the study
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- To be allowed ample time, without pressure, to decide whether to consent or not consent to participate
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- To refuse to participate, for any reason, before and after the trial has started
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- To receive a signed and dated copy of the informed consent form
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- To be told of any medical treatments available if complications occur during the trial
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Source:
Informed Consent: A Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical Trials
Last updated on Dec 10, 2019
