{"id":60,"date":"2025-12-03T00:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T00:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/clinical-review-board\/best-practices\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T00:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T00:17:41","slug":"best-practices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/clinical-review-board\/best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Readability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CRB supports the performance of quality veterinary clinical trials in client-owned animals that involve informed consent.&nbsp; According to the NIH, the ideal reading level of a clinical trial consent form is 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade.&nbsp; The reading level of a document can be determined using several programs.&nbsp; Microsoft Word is one of these programs, and the \u201cSpelling and Grammar\u201d tool can be used to determine the Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CRB is not requiring that investigators reach this ideal.&nbsp; However, we are offering information to help investigators understand readability and improve the consenting process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"alignnone wp-block-stalwart-blocks-sticky-nav-group\" id=\"sticky-nav-block_db3f28ed68929008b87cce8e52d51766\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 27% 1fr;\">\n\n    <aside>\n\n        <p class=\"sticky-nav-title\">\n            Resources        <\/p>\n\n        <nav>\n        <\/nav>\n\n    <\/aside>\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-content-sections\">\n\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"reference-links\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Reference Links<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/regulatoryinformation\/guidances\/ucm126431.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA: A Guide to Informed Consent \u2013 Information Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/forpatients\/clinicaltrials\/informedconsent\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA: Informed Consent for Clinical Trials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.nih.gov\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;affiliate=nih&amp;query=readability+informed+consent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIH search results for readability and informed consent<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/researchcompliance.stanford.edu\/panels\/hs\/for-researchers\/definitions\">Lay language adjustment and glossary definitions [Stanford University]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccn.org\/clinical_trials\/informed_consent.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCCN Informed Consent Language (ICL) Database<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"client-consent-forms\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Client Consent Forms<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/12\/ClientConsentFormGuidelines_021723-1.docx\">Client Consent Form Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/12\/CRRB-review-form-021822-1-1.docx\">CSU CRB Consent Form Review Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/12\/GFI282-2-1.pdf\">FDA Guidance For Industry #282 Informed Consent Forms for Studies that Enroll Client-Owned Companion Animals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"additional-study-documents\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Additional Study Documents<\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/12\/Clinical-Trials-roadmap-client-version-template-1.docx\">Study Roadmap Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/orcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/12\/Clinical-Trials-Client-Information-Study-Title-template-1.docx\">Clinical Trials Client Information and Study Overview Template<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n<\/div>\n    \n    <\/div><!-- .sticky-nav-content-sections -->\n\n    <\/div><!-- .sticky-nav -->\n\n<script>\n    var stickyNavBreakpoint = 992;\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Readability The CRB supports the performance of quality veterinary clinical trials in client-owned animals that involve informed consent.&nbsp; 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