Informed Consent Library
The BCH Informed Consent Library (ICLibrary) provides investigators and their staff the ability to access the currently approved versions of their informed consent(s). The site is accessible to anyone with a Children's Hospital web account. Study staff are instructed to obtain their consent forms directly from the ICLibrary website. This ICLibrary is available through internal access only and may be found through the CHeRP IRB website.
Informed Assent Template
All assent documents must be reviewed and approved by the IRB. The assent template below was developed to provide guidance to investigators as to what information to include in an assent form. Please feel free to use this sample in the development of assent documents. The language and information in the template should be modified as appropriate for each protocol depending on the age and cognitive level of the subject population.
Informed Assent Template (July 2026)
Information Sheet Template
This template only applies to investigators who indicate that informed consent/assent/authorization will be obtained through a method other than a written document in Part C and plan to develop an information sheet. All information sheet documents must be reviewed by the IRB. The information sheet template below was developed to provide guidance to investigators as to what information to include in an information sheet. Please feel free to use this sample in the development of information sheet documents. The language and information in the template should be modified as appropriate for each protocol depending on the age and cognitive level of the subject population. Information sheets will not be uploaded to the ICLibrary website.
*Updated* Information Sheet Template (July 2026)
Simplifying Medical Terms
Informed consent documents should be written at a 6th grade reading level and should avoid the use of complex medical terminology. Please consult the links below for lay descriptions of common medical terms.