Streamlined consent for studies with minimal risk that may qualify for IRB exemption. Suitable for surveys, interviews, and educational research.
The Minimal Risk/Exempt Study consent template provides an appropriately brief consent process for research that poses negligible risk to participants. It maintains essential informed consent elements while avoiding unnecessary complexity for low-risk studies.
This six-section template covers introduction, study purpose, what participation involves, minimal risks, privacy protections, and voluntary participation. The streamlined format respects participants' time while still ensuring they understand what they're agreeing to.
Designed for studies that may qualify for IRB exemption or expedited review, this template works well for anonymous surveys, educational research, program evaluations, and other studies where risks are minimal and well-understood.
The template can be further simplified for truly exempt research while maintaining documentation that consent was obtained, which many institutions still require even for exempt studies.