Consent Forms & Guides 

A collection of informed consent, assent, and debriefing templates that can be used for your human participant research study.

Consent Forms 

  • Consent Form Checklist designed to ensure you have included all the required elements of informed consent, using appropriate language
  • LSU GDPR Consent for Participants Data Subject for the Collection and Processing of Personal Data from the European Union
  • LSU GDPR Consent for Co-Investigators Co-Investigator Consent for the Collection and Processing of Personal Data from the European Union
  • Sample Consent Forms
    • Clinical Study sample form intended to help investigators construct documents that are as short as possible and written in plain language for clinical studies
    • Non-Clinical Study sample form intended to help investigators construct documents that are as short as possible and written in plain language for non-clinical studies
    • Sample Parental Permission sample form intended to help investigator construct documents that contains all required elements of consent and required institutional language which meets the readability standards for 8th-grade reading level or lower.
    • Sample Child Assent sample form intended for use with children ages ~6-12
    • Sample School Administrator sample form intended to help investigator construct documents that contains all required elements of consent and required institutional language 
    • Sample Consent Script example of a verbal script and accompanying contact information card used to help investigator construct documents to obtain informed consent for participation in an research study
  • Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) designed to identify the small number of adults for whom physical activity might be inappropriate or those who should have medical advice concerning the suitable type of activity.
  • Certificate of Confidentiality Application Template sample form intended to help investigator construct documents that contains all required elements of consent and required institutional language to certify confidentiality of application

Guides for Asking Consent

  • Informed Consent used to document the information provided to a subject to gain his/her agreement to participate in a study 
  • Assent for Minors Federal regulations require a number of special protections for minors (in Louisiana, persons under the age of 18).
  • Consent Script used to document the information provided regarding the research being conducted 
  • Consent for Mail & Telephone Surveys used to document the information provided to a subject to gain his/her agreement to participate in a study either by mail or telephone

Research Information

Federal Documents for IRB

Applies to IRB-regulated studies

FDA Documents

Applies to studies that use FDA-regulated drugs, devices, or clinical studies