Permitted when the signed consent would be the only record linking the subject to the research and the principal risk would be the breach of confidentiality, or when the research is minimal risk and involves procedures for which written consent is not normally required outside research.
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Glossary Term
Waiver of Documentation of Consent
Participant Protections
Also known as: waiver of written consent, verbal consent
An IRB determination that the requirement for a signed written consent form may be waived, while the consent process itself still takes place.
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