How should a completed and signed informed consent form be handled?
a. It is turned over to the agency's institutional review board (IRB) for safekeeping.
b. It is sent to the National Institutes of Health Office of Research Integrity.
c. It is filed in a locked filing cabinet, separate from data generated by the study.
d. It is copied, with one given to the participant and the other held by the researcher.
ANS: D
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A The IRB does not hold records of informed consent.
B The National Institutes of Health (NIH) does not hold informed consent documents.
C All materials from a study should be secured in the same location.
D The participant and researcher should both receive a copy of the informed consent document.
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