When research enrolls decisionally impaired adults, the IRB requires safeguards such as capacity assessment, LAR consent, subject assent, and ongoing reassessment of capacity.
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Glossary Term
Decisionally Impaired Adults
Participant Protections
Also known as: cognitively impaired adults, decisionally impaired
Adults whose ability to give informed consent is compromised by acute or chronic conditions and who require additional protections.
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