Table 4.
Other consent recommendations
a
Some protocols will notify pediatric participants when they reach 18 years of age regarding their ongoing research participation, allowing them to opt-out if they wish. All future recontact would be directed at the now-adult participant. Such provisions could also be described to parents in the consent form in more detail.
b
Appropriate tracking mechanisms for participants' contact information, consent preferences, etc., are an important component of these provisions.
Abbreviation: iPSC, induced pluripotent stem cell.