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Informed Consent Builder

Draft, format, and save reusable Participant Information Sheets to satisfy institutional ethics and regulatory requirements.

What is the Consent Builder?

The Informed Consent Builder allows clinical researchers to compile formal Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC) documentation into a digital gatekeeper. When this module is attached to a deployment, participants must explicitly read your terms and check a legal declaration box before they are allowed to access the trial.

Institutional Administrator Access Required

Due to the legal liability involved in drafting participant consent forms, this module is strictly locked to Institutional Administrator accounts (or users with an active Premium expansion). Free-tier personal accounts cannot deploy custom consent gates.

Automated Gatekeeping

Replace easily lost physical tracking sheets. The platform acts as an automated enforcer, completely blocking access to the clinical assessments until the participant actively acknowledges the study risks and responsibilities.

Smart Text Parsing

You don't need to know HTML to build beautiful legal documents. The engine automatically parses your line breaks, converting them into structured paragraphs and bulleted declaration lists on the fly.

Core Setup Part 1: Drafting the Information Sheet

Creating a new consent template involves defining the study metadata, the main informational body, and the specific terms the user must agree to.

  1. Template Name: An internal reference label (e.g., "Standard Adult MREC Form") used so you can easily identify and attach this consent form inside the Deployment Combiner.
  2. Metadata Fields: Fill in the Official Title of Study, Name of Investigator and Institution, and the Sponsor / Funding information. These are strictly required by most ethics boards.
  3. Participant Information (Main Body): Paste your standard introduction, study purpose, risks, and confidentiality statements here. Press Enter twice between ideas to create distinct paragraphs.
  4. Declarations: These are the specific terms the participant is agreeing to (e.g., "I understand my participation is voluntary"). Type one rule per line. The system will automatically render them as clean bullet points.
The "Load Example Format" Button

If you need a starting point, click the Load Example Format button at the top right of the builder. It will instantly populate the fields with a gold-standard MREC (Medical Research and Ethics Committee) template, showing you exactly how to structure your paragraphs and bullet points.

Advanced Logic Part 2: Markdown & Quota Safety

Learn how to format text to draw attention to critical risks, and understand how your templates are securely managed.

Rich Text & Spacing Rules

Consent forms often contain dense legal text. You can use our built-in Markdown engine to highlight specific risks or terminology.

Formatting Cheat Sheet
# Bold Text (Double Asterisks) Participation in this study is **strictly voluntary**. # Italic Text (Single Asterisk) Approved by the *Medical Research and Ethics Committee*. # Paragraph Spacing (Main Body) Press "Enter" TWICE to create a new paragraph block. Single enters in the Main Body will keep text on the same line. # Bullet Points (Declarations Box) Press "Enter" ONCE. Every new line in the Declarations box is automatically treated as a new bullet point.

Storage Quotas & Linkage Warnings

Institutional accounts are granted a quota limit for active consent templates (default: 2 active slots).

  • Asset Validation: When you attempt to save a new template, the engine verifies your active quota. If your slots are full, the save button locks securely. You must delete an older template to free up space.
  • Cryptographic Deletions: Deleting a consent form permanently erases it from your database and writes a secure record to your Audit Ledger, proving exactly when the legal document was decommissioned.
Warning: Active Deployments

If you delete a Consent Template that is currently attached to a live trial link, that specific Deployment will safely fail-open (skipping the consent gate) or throw an error depending on security settings. Always ensure a template is no longer in active use before deleting it from your workspace!