What should a consent record show?

At a minimum, which version of the form the participant signed, the date, and who obtained it. Your IRB and institution set the exact requirements for your study.

When does a participant need to re-consent?

When the consent form changes in a way your IRB requires participants to agree to again. Keep a rule for this in writing, and check it with your IRB.

How to Keep Consent and Enrolment Records for a Research Study: A Checklist

A research lab can keep consent and enrolment records that are easy to find and easy to explain by recording four things for every participant: which consent version they signed, when, by whom, and what their status is now. The checklist below turns that into six checks. Your IRB and your instituti...