Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Informed Consent Form for Participation in Research
Title: Effect of Aquarobics Combined Treatment in Asthmatic Patients
You will be given a copy of the full Informed Consent Form.
Introduction The purpose of this form is to provide you information that may affect you decision as to whether or not to participate in this research study. The person performing the research will answer any of your questions. Please read the information below and ask any questions you might have before deciding whether or not to participate in the study. If you decide to be involved in this study, this form will be used as evidence of consent.
About the Research You have been asked to participate in a study looking
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It measures how much and how quickly you can move air out of your longs. For this test, you breathe into a mouthpiece following the instructions of the technician. The mouthpiece is connected to a recording device, the spirometer, which collects information about your lungs and breathing. A spirometry takes about 30 minutes.
• Take aquarobic classes three times a week offered in our facility for 2 weeks. Aquarobic classes will be about 30 minutes long and will be supervised by a doctor.
• Continue taking your current medications as usual.
How long will the study take? The study will be four weeks long in total. During that time, it will necessary for you to come to the clinic once the first and once the fourth week of the study for the spirometry test. During the second and third weeks, you will need to participate in aquarobic classes three days. These three days are flexible to match your schedule. After the last visit on the fourth week for the spirometry test, the study will be finished.
What are the risks involved in this study? Possible risks associated with this study include exhaustion or tiredness and forced breathing during and after aquarobic treatment. Moreover, it is possible that the aquarobics may not be beneficial. The aquarobic classes will only include basic and fundamental exercises and you are permitted to stop at any time you feel uncomfortable. A doctor will be on-site to attend any discomfort or
The incentive spirometer is a medical plastic device that allows you when taking deep breath and exhaling, it expands your lungs. It consists of a mouthpiece, a flexible tubing, a piston, a breathing coach indicator, a yellow indicator and a barrel. It uses to assist patient after surgery or any person who want to improve their lungs function especially patient or any person who is restricted to be in bed for many days. It fortifies and exercises lungs and keeps them pure and dynamic. It helps with lung expansion after taking steady deep
If different trials last longer or shorter than others, the measure of oxygen may differ from other trials.
His physician prescribes a daily routine of swimming as part of a long-term rehabilitation process.
Provided to each subject was a consent form to review and sign before their participation in this study. The researcher excluded any identifiable information from the data collection measures. Subjects received a number as they signed in for the information session. The researcher used these numbers to link the subjects to their surveys and their clinical assessments. Their numbers coordinated with the attendance form which was in the sole possession of the researcher. Institution
Also as none of us had any allergies, we therefore had no need to take any medication whilst the exercise was taking place. Before the exercise had taken place me and my partner were both calm and relaxed, however one the exercise had been undertaken we then started to breathe very heavily and also consumed a full water bottle due to dehydration.
INFORMED CONSENT : Valid consent is impossible. To date, foetal tissue transplants have been handled as any other organ transplants under the UAGA, thus requiring consent of next of kin. The mother cannot give morally legitimate consent, since she initiated the termination of the pregnancy. Elimination of consent, however, would further turn the unborn child into an object; it would be inconsistent with the fact that, biologically, the developing foetus does not interpret the woman’s tissue. The UAGA and the NIH Panel both fail to discern the conflict between normal organ transplants and the function of foetal tissue. In the instance of foetal tissue, the mother is presumed to be the one who gives consent to the use of the tissue for the transplant (or for some other kind of experimentation). Granting to the normal understanding of proxy consent, her role assumes that she is working in the best interest of the unborn child. However, she is also the one who has initiated the final termination of pregnancy. Just quoting the part of the act dealing with informed consent stated in the NewZealand legislation
Healthcare Consent legislation applies to everyone above the age of 18 (some places 16) and has the following rights (Ref 1)
Steps are taken to maintain the confidentiality of data through digital signatures by the personnel and through the computer security assurance using the key coding and unlinking of the data.
If there’s a pool near your residential area, you can opt for activities such as water walking, water aerobics, therapeutic swimming, or standard/modified swimming.
Immediately upon completing the exercise, record your breathing rate and heart rate (for 10-15 seconds). Continue to record Heart rate and breathing rate every minute (or every 30 seconds if you can) UNTIL your heart rate returns to resting rate, and your breathing rate returns to normal.
The informed consent should indicate the participant has read, and understands the details of the study. A statement regarding the maintenance of privacy, confidentiality, and right to decline to participate is included on the consent form, and discussed with each participant prior to the beginning of any interviews. One copy of the consent form is provided to the participant for their records, with the original signed copy is maintained by the researcher in safe
Informed consent is an essential part of the research process. Informed consent allows participants the choice to participate in the study or
Informed consent means that the psychologist or researcher must make every effort to be sure the patient understands the purpose, benefits, risks, and other options of the test or treatment. Then the doctor or nurse must get the patient’s consent before starting (American Cancer Society,2014). The reason why this is required for every experiment, is because the participants has to understand the risks of the experiment so they are willing to agree on, or in other words, give consent to participate the experiment.
57). This exchange of information should be administered at a 5th grade comprehension level. The subject should be willing to participate in the study with no reward offered for participation. The informed consent process begins with participant selection and ends with a signed document of agreement.
How is Quality Assurance determined for Spirometry, i.e. In what mode is it performed, when, how often, what data is recorded, what statistics must be computed at the end of the month?