Written informed consent was obtained from each participant or from an authorized representative before enrollment.
Thus, in order to process this request, we need to be in touch with either the person being impersonated or an authorized representative.
If a patient was deemed not legally competent, then consent was obtained from the patient and an authorized representative.
In studies involving patients with probable AD, written informed consent was obtained from the subject as well as their legally authorized representative and their primary caregiver.
The concept of "legally authorized representative" as stated in some international guidelines for those without biological parents rarely makes sense in most low-income settings [ 16].
Banks or trust companies, corporate entities, acting as guardians for claimants, may be represented before adjudicating agencies as authorized representatives of claimants by an officer or employee, including a regularly employed attorney, if the employee or attorney represents the corporation in its fiduciary capacity.
While it is necessary to obtain consent from a legally authorized representative, such as a guardian or close family member, before enrolling children in an addiction study, children should participate in the informed consent process as fully as is possible, given their age and cognitive development.
A representative refers to either a legal authorized representative or, if not available, the informal caregiver of the people with dementia who has the power to consent, according to country specific guidelines and regulations.
The standard procedure at UW is that all subjects with cognitive impairment have a legally authorized representative (using Washington statutory definition) co-sign all consents.
All enrolled participants provided informed consent through a legally authorized representative.
Consent for blood draws was obtained from the patient or a legally authorized representative.
