Suggestions(1)
Exact(3)
First, as noted, the purpose and direction of the research may not be fully known at the time the samples and consent are obtained.
Biobanks have generated a range of ethical and legal challenges related to privacy, informed consent [ 5], control and ownership [ 6, 7], withdrawal of samples and consent [ 8], commercialization, return of results and incidental findings [ 9], and research governance.
Once an eligible participant has been enrolled in the study, they are required to provide informed consent, complete a baseline research and diet history questionnaires (DHQ), provide a blood, urine and toenail clippings samples, and consent to a follow-up questionnaire every two years to update exposure information and ascertain incident diseases.
Similar(57)
Consent for biological sampling and consent for the remaining of the data collection will be dissociated.
With the increasing popularity of broad consent, and the intentional re-purposing of older, variably consented, samples and data, consent-led review will be neither sufficient nor flexible enough to safeguard against all possible harms.
One field investigator was stationed at each sampled (and consenting) provider clinic for up to 3 days.
Participants provided a baseline blood sample and consented to ongoing analyses linking blood-derived observations with risk factor profiles and disease.
A total of 140 women (out of 217 that were contacted, or 64.5%) presented for the blood sampling and consenting (82 Swedish; 58 Somali).
A total of 1,914 cases and 48,692 controls were potentially eligible for selection for the current study (based on men recruited between 2003 and 2008), had provided a plasma sample, and consented to prostate cancer research.
Each data collector also participated in a 2-day, in-person, data collector training program led by the Principal Investigator, which reviewed: 1) human subjects ethics principles and procedures, 2) recruitment, sampling and consenting procedures, and 3) instruments and protocol for delivery.
The appropriate ethics committees approved the collection of all DNA samples, and written consent was obtained from all individuals, or parents of individuals who were too young to consent.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com