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Writing a Participant Information Sheet and Consent Form. Recruitment documents help people make informed choices about whether to participate in a research study. Find out how to write a Participant Information Sheet, example forms and further guidance.
Guidance on Completing a Participant Information Sheet. Central to human subject research is the informed consent process. This process must ensure that research participants are provided with all the relevant information they need in order to decide if they would like to participate in a study.
The information provided to participants is crucial for a number of reasons: It explains to individuals everything that will happen to them, should they consent to participate; it allows them to weigh up the risks and benefits of taking part; and it ensures that the information provided to them is fully documented from a legal perspective.
How to Write a Participant Information Sheet (PIS): guidelines and examples. All research involving human participants will need Participant Information Sheets (PISs). These are given to the participants to keep, and should be specific to a group of participants.
The participant Information Sheet gives potential participants the necessary understanding for the motivation and procedures of the study and sources of information to answer any further questions to allow them to give informed consent.
Participant Information Sheets (PIS) are an important part of the informed consent process. This document provides a basic template for researchers when designing information sheets for their research/evaluation projects. The following is a suggested template for participant information sheets.
‘Generic Participant Information Sheet for Research’ template, which accompanies this guidance, will need tailoring to meet your study requirements in a style suitable for the target audience.
