Forms and Templates

Revised Student as PI form now available!: A newly revised NC Student as Principal Investigator Form is now available, as of 11/3/2021. Student investigators are not required to transition existing Student as PI forms to the new template. However, student investigators are expected to use this revised template on new studies moving forward. The revised form is available here.

APPLICATION

All new studies are to be submitted through the iRIS electronic submission system: iris.ou.edu.

CONSENT FORM TEMPLATES

Please note: Consent forms should not be signed by participants until AFTER the study is approved. Once approved, you will need to log into iRIS and print off the stamped version of the consent form, make copies of this form, and then have participants sign this version of the form prior to completing the study activities. Please see the  How to Find your Stamped Consent Form page for guidance on finding the form after approval.

These are the original, full versions of the consent form templates. These are slightly longer and are more conversational in nature. You may choose to use one of these versions, or one of the condensed versions described below.

• Signable Consent Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by participants.
• Unsigned Consent Form - Information Sheet (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will not be signed by participants. It will instead be passed out as an Information Sheet.
• Unsigned Online Consent Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - This document will appear as the first page of an online survey. Once approved, be sure to include the IRB number and approval date at the bottom.
• Oral Consent Script (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be read to participants. Make sure to also use an enrollment log to document the consent process.
• Signable Assent (Under 12) Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by child participants under 12 years of age.
• Signable Assent (12 or Over) Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by child participants between the ages of 12 and 17.
• Oral Assent (Under 12) Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be read to child participants under 12 years of age. Make sure to also use an enrollment log to document the consent process.
• Oral Assent (12 or Over) Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be read to child participants between the ages of 12 and 17. Make sure to also use an enrollment log to document the consent process.
• Parental Permission Form (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by the parent(s) of child participants.
• Debriefing Template (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be provided to participants at the conclusion of studies involving deception.

These documents have been condensed down to the bare essentials. They do not contain the conversational elements found in the full versions above. You may use either version of the template.

• Signable Consent Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by participants.
• Online Consent Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 10/23/2024) - This document will appear as the first page of an online survey. Once approved, be sure to include the IRB number and approval date at the top.
• Unsigned Consent Form/Information Sheet - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will not be signed by participants. It will instead be passed out as an Information Sheet.
• Oral Consent Script - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be read to participants. Make sure to also use an enrollment log to document the consent process.
• Signable Assent (Under 12) Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by child participants under 12 years of age.
• Signable Assent (12 or Over) Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by child participants between the ages of 12 and 17.
• Oral Assent (Under 12) Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be read to child participants under 12 years of age. Make sure to also use an enrollment log to document the consent process.
• Oral Assent (12 or Over) Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be read to child participants between the ages of 12 and 17. Make sure to also use an enrollment log to document the consent process.
• Parental Permission Form - CONDENSED VERSION (Rev. 9/1/2023) - Once approved, this document will be signed by the parent(s) of child participants.

See the updated Basic Informed Consent Elements document for a list of the federally required elements of consent. If you choose to create an informed consent without utilizing an OU-IRB template, you must ensure that all required elements are included.

Questions about which template you should use? Refer to our Researcher Consent Guidance document.

• Student as Principal Investigator Form
• Staff as Principal Investigator Form
• Letter of Cultural Appropriateness - to be used with international research
• Transcriber Confidentiality Agreement
• Translator Statement Template
• Recruitment Guidance
• SONA Recruitment Flyer - Dept. of Communication
• SONA Recruitment Flyer - Dept. of Psychology
• Enrollment Log Template

• Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information for Research
• Request for Waiver or Alteration of Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information in Research

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