Participant Consent
A structured consent form for research participants.
Overview
Ethical research begins with informed consent. This participant consent form presents your study information clearly, then records each participant's agreement to specific statements along with a typed signature and the date. It gives researchers a structured, timestamped consent record without paper, helping you meet ethics requirements and demonstrate that participants understood the study, their rights and how their data will be used before taking part.
Lay out the study purpose, procedures, risks and data-use information in the introductory text, then use Yes/No or checkbox fields for each consent statement, such as agreeing to participate, to data being stored and to withdraw at any time. Collect the participant's name, contact email, a typed signature and the consent date. Each completed consent is stored in your responses dashboard, where the Individual view shows the full record and the Table view lists every participant. Export to CSV to attach to your study file or ethics documentation, and delete a record if a participant withdraws and asks for their data to be removed.
Brand the form modestly with your institution's logo and colours and save the style for related study forms. Share the consent link with recruited participants or embed it at the start of your survey flow. Security matters here: submissions use TLS encryption, IP addresses are hashed, server-side validation guards the responses and your data is never used for training, which supports responsible handling of participant information. Real-time collaboration lets co-investigators review the consent wording together. This template structures and records consent; confirm the specific requirements with your ethics committee or institutional review board.
Perfect for
For researchers and study teams
Academic researchers, student investigators and UX research teams use this form to record informed consent before data collection. Before a usability study, the lead researcher sends the consent link; each participant reads the study information, ticks the consent statements and types their signature. The signed records sit in the dashboard, ready to export into the study's ethics file alongside the protocol.
Why this template works
- Paper-free consent: capture agreement and a typed signature with a timestamp online.
- Clear statements: use checkboxes for each consent point so agreement is explicit.
- Ethics-ready: export consent records to CSV for your study or review-board file.
- Right to withdraw: delete a participant's record if they withdraw from the study.
How to use
- Open the Participant Consent template with its information section and consent fields.
- Replace the sample study information with your own and adjust the consent statements.
- Share the link with participants or embed it at the start of your survey.
- Review and export consent records from the dashboard for your study file.
What this template includes
- Participant name
- Email address
- I have read the study information (Yes/No)
- I consent to participate (Yes/No)
- I understand I can withdraw at any time (Yes/No)
- Typed signature
- Date
FAQ
- How is consent recorded?
- Participants confirm each consent statement and type their name as a signature. NodumForms stores this as a timestamped response, giving you a clear, dated record for your study file.
- Can a participant's data be removed if they withdraw?
- Yes. You can delete an individual response from the dashboard, which removes that participant's consent record, supporting their right to withdraw from the study.
- Does this meet my ethics committee's requirements?
- It provides a structured way to present information and record consent, but requirements vary. Confirm the exact wording and process with your ethics committee or institutional review board.