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Electronic Informed Consent (eIC)

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The use of electronic systems and processes that may employ multiple electronic media (e.g., text, graphics, audio, video, podcasts and interactive web sites, biological recognition devices, and card readers) to convey information related to the study and to obtain and document informed consent (IC). HHS OHRP-FDA: Use of Electronic Informed Consent Questions and Answers, Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Investigators, and Sponsors


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