The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) released the first of a series of white papers aimed to describe the best practices for researchers to obtain valid informed consent from participants. Members of the ACRP committee state that the current regulations for informed consent set by the Department of Health and Human Services and the FDA do not address this issue in sufficient detail. The white paper also indicates that the federal regulations on informed consent has not been revised or updated since 1981, when the rules were first set. To read the full article from appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com, click here.