General Instructions for CHEO REB Templates
Please read the instructions carefully before filling the template
| Clinical Trial/Interventional Study Informed Consent For use in studies that present higher than minimal risk to participants | -Please refer to Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) Clinical Trial Informed Consent Template – Required changes to the CTO clinical trials consent form template **Additional changes to the consent and assent form language may be required and are up to the discretion of the Board. |
| Minimal Risk Study Informed Consent For use in studies that present minimal or less than minimal risk to participants | – Please refer to Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) Observational Informed Consent Template – Required changes to the CTO observational informed consent template **Additional changes to the consent and assent form language may be required and are up to the discretion of the Board |
| Verbal Informed Consent | – Required changes to the CTO informed consent template for Verbal Consent |
| Electronic Informed Consent | – Guidelines for electronic written informed consent (eIC) |
| Assent Form For use in pediatric studies | – For Clinical Trial/Interventional Study please use the CTO Assent Template for pediatric clinical trials – For Non-interventional studies, please refer to the CHEO REB assent form template –CHEO REB Assent Guidelines for Young Children participating in the research |
| Information Letter for Surveys | – Please refer to CHEO REB Information Letter for Surveys Template |
| Protocol For minimal risk studies | – Please refer to the CHEO REB Minimal Risk Protocol Template |
| Recruitment Poster | – The CHEO REB Recruitment Poster Template can be modified as needed; however, the following information is required for approval: -Statement that participation is voluntary -Statement that CHEO REB has approved the study -Version date -Contact information for further questions |