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Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), including the Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB), routinely apply a watermark to consent forms and recruitment materials at the time of IRB approval (including initial approvals, as well as modifications and continuing reviews).<\/p>\n

IRBs typically further require study staff to utilize the current, watermarked version of these documents during the recruitment and informed consent process. In other words, the current, watermarked versions are the only versions of the documents the IRB recognizes as valid (the watermark validates IRB-approval of the document\u2019s contents).<\/p>\n

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