Ottawa Health Science Network Research Ethics Board
Templates
The OHSN-REB Consent Form Templates are available below. All other templates (e.g., recruitment materials, emails, etc.) are only available on IRISGuide.
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| Informed Consent Form (ICF) Checklist The ICF checklist outlines the regulations, guidelines and policies that necessitate the language used in the ICF templates. |
| December 7, 2017
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| Main Clinical Trial/Study Informed Consent Form |
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| To be used for studies that are above minimal risk. |
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| February 10, 2022 | |
| Minimal Risk Informed Consent Form |
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| To be used for minimal risk studies only. |
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| February 10, 2022 | |
| Optional Informed Consent Form |
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| To be used as a supplement to the main study consent form when there is an optional component for the study (e.g.: optional biomarker research, optional genetic research, optional future use, etc.). |
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| February 10, 2022 | |
| Pregnant Partner Release of Information Informed Consent Form |
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Not required at the time of initial ethics submission. To be created when the pregnancy event occurs, and only if the ethics application and main consent form indicated information would be collected from a pregnant partner. Note: If a sponsor requires the pregnant partner consent form to be submitted at the time of initial ethics submission, it may be uploaded into the application for review and approval. |
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| April 14, 2021 | |
| Update Informed Consent Form |
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| To be used for participant re-consent purposes only. |
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| December 7, 2017 | |
| December 7, 2017 | |
| Main Informed Consent Form for Oncology Studies |
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| To be used for oncology studies that are submitted for local OHSN-REB ethics approval. |
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| English / French | April 14, 2021 |
| Verbal Consent (minimal risk studies only) |
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| To be used for minimal risk studies only, when the participant will verbally agree to participate in the research (written signature will not be collected). |
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| December 3, 2020 | |
| July 15, 2021 | |
| Implied Consent (minimal risk studies only) |
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| To be used in limited minimal risk circumstances only, where consent is implied through the action of participants (e.g., completion of a one-time anonymous survey implies their consent to participate). |
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| December 3, 2020 | |
| Onsite In-Person Impartial Witness Consenting Process | ||
| To be used onsite during an in-person consenting process when a signature from the participant cannot be obtained. For example, during a publicly declared emergency, or if a potential participant is in isolation and pen/paper is not able to be shared. | ||
| October 15, 2020 | |
| English / French | October 15, 2020 |