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Considerations in preparing the informed consent document: Elements of consent present. Complete explanations. Lay language. Protection of confidentiality. No unproven claims of effectiveness. Device studies include a statement that the study includes an evaluation of the safety of the test article.

Examples include unambiguously soliciting or initiating sexual activity or the implied consent to physical contact by participants in a hockey game or being assaulted in a boxing match.

What is the most common type of consent? In data protection, explicit and informed consent is often considered the most common and robust type of consent. It requires individuals to provide clear and specific permission to process their data.

I consent to participate in the research project and the following has been explained to me: the research may not be of direct benefit to me. my participation is completely voluntary. my right to withdraw from the study at any time without any implications to me.

All consent must involve a specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the individual's wishes. The key difference is likely to be that 'explicit' consent must be affirmed in a clear statement (whether oral or written).

Unless otherwise indicated, consent can be express or implied, written or verbal.