Consent Forms

Downloadable file: Consent forms

Revised non-anonymous version
Informed Consent Form
(in person, not anonymous consent)

Date:

 

Study: Title of study

 

Researchers: Names of all researchers. For all students, indicate the supervisor. Name the funder or sponsor.

 

Purpose: Describe the purpose of the study so participants can understand what the study is about. If the study includes sensitive content, provide warnings and links to support resources. Indicate the intended dissemination of study results (e.g., course assignment, thesis, presentation, publication).

 

What you will be asked: Explain your expectations of the participants, including the amount of time needed to participate, the mode of participation (e.g., online, in person) and any condition to protect the participants and the researchers. If participants are paid, indicate the amount. Provide enough detail so participants understand what participation involves.

 

Risks and Discomforts: Indicate any possible risks and discomforts. If none, indicate this.

 

Conflicts of interest: Any conflicts of interest need to be identified. If there are none, indicate this.

 

Benefits: Indicate any potential benefit to the participants, to research in general, or to any other stakeholder.

 

Voluntary Participation: Your participation in the study is completely voluntary. Note- this is mandatory. We cannot approve forced participation in research.

 

Withdrawal:  You are free to refuse to answer any question and to stop participating at any time without consequence. Indicate what will happen to the data if the participant chooses to withdraw from the study (e.g., will it be destroyed, anonymized, or retained? What are the limitations to this request?). Indicate that it will be impossible to withdraw results once published or otherwise presented.

If there is some form of omission or deception, the debriefing form will need to ask participants for their consent to use their data. If a participant left the study before the debriefing process and therefore did not provide that consent, then this form needs to indicate what happens to such data (e.g., At any point if you are asked to provide your consent again, a nonresponse will be considered consent for the researchers to use your data)

 

Confidentiality: Indicate how the identity of respondents will be protected (include where this consent form will be kept, for how long, and how it will be destroyed), how the data will be stored to protect their information (hard copy and electronic copy), how long the data will be stored, if the data will be posted anonymously in a public repository for an indefinite period of time (if known, identify and describe the repository).

Indicate who will have access to it (e.g., only the research team will access the data or the anonymized data will be used for pedagogical purposes as well).

If data is destroyed after a certain time, please indicate when.

If data will be collected via a tool employed by the research, this needs to be mentioned. Please see Digital Tools and Data Practices checklist for additional examples.

 

Questions about the Research: Questions regarding this study should be addressed to the Principal Investigator, NAME OF INVESTIGATOR AND EMAIL ADDRESS. IF A STUDENT, ADD SUPERVISOR’S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

This study has received ethical approval from the Research Ethics Board of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) ENTER RMCREB APPROVAL CODE (REB_name_date). If you have any questions or concerns about the ethical aspects of this study, please communicate them to the Chair of the RMC Research Ethics Board, Dr. Nicol, via email at reb-cer@rmc.ca .

You are welcome to keep a copy of this consent form for your records.

 

Legal Rights and Signatures:

I (include all that apply):

• Understand the procedures,
• Realize that you are not required to participate if you so choose,
• Are free to withdraw from the study at any point in time and recognize that my partial data may or may not be used,
• Freely consent to have your data posted (anonymously) indefinitely in a public repository, should the study be published, and the publisher requires it.
• Freely consent for the results of the study to be published, presented at a conference, and/or to be used for pedagogical purposes

 

I (print name)_________________, consent to participate in a research study on TITLE OF THE STUDY.  I have understood the nature of this research and wish to participate.  I am not waiving any of my legal rights by signing this form.

 

If researchers wish to record participants, ask the following:

I consent to an audio recording   Yes____ No___

I consent to a video recording     Yes____ No____

 

 

 

Revised anonymous version
Informed Consent Form
(anonymous)

Date:

 

Study: Title of study

 

Researchers: Names of all researchers. For all students, indicate the supervisor. Name the funder or sponsor.

 

Purpose: Describe the purpose of the study so participants can understand what the study is about. If the study includes sensitive content, provide warnings and links to support resources. Indicate the intended dissemination of study results (e.g., course assignment, thesis, presentation, publication).

 

What you will be asked: Explain your expectations of the participants, including the amount of time needed to participate, the mode of participation (e.g., online, in person) and any condition to protect the participants and the researchers. If participants are paid, indicate the amount. Provide enough detail so participants understand what participation involves.

 

Risks and Discomforts: Indicate any possible risks and discomforts. If none, indicate this.

 

Conflicts of interest: Any conflicts of interest need to be identified. If there are none, indicate this.

 

Benefits: Indicate any potential benefit to the participants, to research in general, or to any other stakeholder.

 

Voluntary Participation: Your participation in the study is completely voluntary. Note- this is mandatory. We cannot approve forced participation in research.

 

Withdrawal:  You are free to refuse to answer any question and to stop participating at any time without consequence. Indicate what will happen to the data if the participant chooses to withdraw from the study (e.g., will it be destroyed, anonymized, or retained? What are the limitations to this request?). Indicate that it will be impossible to withdraw results once published or otherwise presented.

If there is some form of omission or deception, the debriefing form will need to ask participants for their consent to use their data. If a participant left the study before the debriefing process and therefore did not provide that consent, then this form needs to indicate what happens to such data (e.g., At any point if you are asked to provide your consent again, a nonresponse will be considered consent for the researchers to use your data)

 

Confidentiality: Indicate how the identity of respondents will be protected (include where this consent form will be kept, for how long, and how it will be destroyed), how the data will be stored to protect their information (hard copy and electronic copy), how long the data will be stored, if the data will be posted anonymously in a public repository for an indefinite period of time (if known, identify and describe the repository).

Indicate who will have access to it (e.g., only the research team will access the data or the anonymized data will be used for pedagogical purposes as well).

If data is destroyed after a certain time, please indicate when.

If data will be collected via a tool employed by the research, this needs to be mentioned. Please see Digital Tools and Data Practices checklist for additional examples.

 

Questions about the Research: Questions regarding this study should be addressed to the Principal Investigator, NAME OF INVESTIGATOR AND EMAIL ADDRESS. IF A STUDENT, ADD SUPERVISOR’S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

This study has received ethical approval from the Research Ethics Board of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) ENTER RMCREB APPROVAL CODE (REB_name_date). If you have any questions or concerns about the ethical aspects of this study, please communicate them to the Chair of the RMC Research Ethics Board, Dr. Nicol, via email at reb-cer@rmc.ca .

 

Legal Rights: By agreeing to participate, you do not waive any legal rights or release the researchers or the institution from responsibility for research-related harm.

 

Consent: Proceeding in this research will be interpreted as consent for participating in this research and that you (include all that apply):

• Understand the procedures,
• Realize that you are not required to participate if you so choose,
• Are free to withdraw from the study at any point in time and recognize that my partial data may or may not be used,
• Freely consent to have your IP address collected,
• Freely consent to have your data posted (anonymously) indefinitely in a public repository, should the study be published, and the publisher requires it.
• Freely consent for the results of the study to be published, presented at a conference, and/or to be used for pedagogical purposes
• At any point if you are asked to provide your consent again, if you do not respond this will be considered consent for the researchers to use your data
• And freely consent to participate in this research.

 

You are welcome to keep a copy of this consent form for your records.