BayBiotech.NET Dear All, Happy 2010! I plan to focus on the main components of an informed consent in this blog. Enjoy! Informed consent (21 CFR 50.20, 21 CFR 50.25(a), and 21 CFR 50.25(b)) is a document prepared for the subjects who may be benefited from a clinical trial and provides the key facts about a clinical trial before deciding whether or not to participate. In order to help someone decide whether or not to participate, the doctors and nurses involved in the trial explain the details of the study. If the participant's native language is not English, translation assistance can be provided for them. Main component of an informed consent document are the key details about the study, such as its purpose, duration, required procedures, key contacts as well as risks and potential benefits associated with it. The participant then decides whether or not to sign the consent and participate in the study. Informed consent is not a contract, and the participant may withdraw...