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Informed Consent Generator

Create a study-specific informed consent form for HCI research directly in your browser. The generator helps you describe the purpose, procedure, compensation, recorded data and privacy conditions of your study, then produces a printable consent document in HTML and PDF without requiring a backend service.

This tool is intended for standard HCI user studies and student research workflows. It is not a substitute for legal review, ethics consultation or supervisory guidance, especially for medical contexts, vulnerable groups or high-risk interventions.

Study Basics

Describe the institution, research context and timeline first. The generator uses these details to create the opening and contact sections of the consent form.

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Select a preset institution or choose "Other" to enter the address manually.
Please select an institution.
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Enter institution name, street and number, ZIP and city, and country separated by commas.
Please enter institution name, street, ZIP and city, and country separated by commas.
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Please select the research type.
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Please select the consent language.
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Please enter the study title.
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Please explain the purpose of the study.
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Please explain the study goal.
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Please choose a study date range.
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Please enter a valid duration and unit.
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Please enter a valid number of participants.

Study Details

Define participation, compensation and the procedure participants will go through during the study session.

Study options
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Please select a compensation option.
Procedure steps*
Add 4 to 8 short procedure steps. Participants will see them as an ordered list in the consent form.

Data and Privacy

Select which kinds of data you collect and how you plan to store, anonymize and publish them.

Collected data
At least one collected-data option besides demographics should normally be selected.
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Please select a data retention period.
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Please select an anonymization mode.
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Please select a publication option.

Research Contacts

Add the responsible investigator and optional student researchers. The generator keeps the existing save/load format but validates the most common mistakes more strictly.

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Please enter the principal investigator.
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Please enter a valid PI e-mail address.
Separate multiple names with commas. Leave both student fields empty if only the PI should appear.
Please enter researcher names as a comma-separated list.
Please provide the same number of valid e-mail addresses as researcher names.
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Preview and Export

Review the generated consent form. The HTML preview is safe to inspect in-browser, and the PDF preview is rendered locally from the same document model.

Source Code

About This Tool

What the generator helps with

This informed consent generator is built for HCI user studies, usability tests, interviews, lab studies, online studies, and related student research projects. It helps research teams document study purpose, procedure, compensation, data collection, anonymization, retention, and publication decisions in a structured consent form.

The app is especially useful for researchers, supervisors, and students who need a fast starting point for a consent form template for human-computer interaction research. It runs fully in the browser, supports HTML preview, local PDF export, and reusable saved settings without a server backend.

Frequently asked questions

What is this app for?
It helps create informed consent forms for HCI and user research studies.

Does it work offline?
Yes. The generator is designed to run locally in the browser without requiring a backend service.

Can I export the result?
Yes. The generated consent form can be reviewed as HTML and exported as PDF locally.