Informed Consent

Informed consent is the consent given by a person, patient or client, indicating they are aware of all aspects of an application. An informed consent requires below points in order to be accepted as valid:

a) Disclosure,

b) Understanding or appreciation,

c) Voluntariness,

d) Capacity to consent.

Disclosure: Participitants to any kind of research should be informed in a detailed and understandable manner before-hand about the study to take their consent; they should their rights and responsibilities, that in case of relevant new findings they can be informed according to their will and the consequences of their withdrawal from research or termination of participitation. If significant changes in the conditions or procedures of the research occur, or if new information with a probability to change the decisions of the participants is obtained, the participant should be notified and new informed consent must be acquired.

When biotechnology related research is implemented, it must be made sure that the following points have been disclosed to the participants to facilitate informed consent:

a) The participitation is entirely voluntary,

b) The aim of the research and how much time will be required to be allocated to the research,

c) The experimental procedures they will be subjected,

d) Participant responsibilities in the research after giving informed consent,

e) Any kind of risks, damages, dangers related to the study and research, and what compensations will be given in such cases,

f) The benefit for the individual and greater-self,

g) The right to withdraw at any stage (without any advantage to the participant) and the consequences of withdrawal,

h) Their right to be informed about relevant new information about the research,

i) The peer counseling available to support him during the process of making an informed consent,

j) The sponsors and supporting bodies, their permission to investigate research results and the extent to which confidentiality will be preserved,

k) In case new information is elicited which might affect the consent of the participant, the right to learn about it and revise the informed consent accordingly,

l) Whether there is approval from ethics committee and in case yes, the contact details of the commitee,

m) The researchers’ qualifications and competence for such an investigation,

n) The contact