noun phrase · academic
informed consent
UK/ɪnˈfɔːmd kənˈsɛnt/US/ɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt/in·FORMED con·SENT
a participant's agreement to take part in a study after being informed about its aims and risks.
Examples
“Researchers must obtain informed consent before any interviews begin.”
“Written informed consent is usually required for clinical trials.”
“The ethics committee checked that participants gave informed consent.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before the trial started, the investigators ensured that every volunteer had given written informed consent after a full explanation of the risks.”
Collocations
- obtain informed consent
- written informed consent
Word family
Common mistakes
informed permission→informed consent
ask for consent form→obtain a consent form / obtain informed consent
Say it for a higher band
5permission→6consent→7+informed consent
Synonyms
consent
Easily confused
consent form
“The research team distributed a consent form to each participant.”
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