The consent document need not explain the detailsof the study if this will eliminate the capability ofthe study to inform the process under investigation.
A useful guideline to keep in mind is that theexperimenter-subject relationship is a real relationship
"in which we have responsibility toward the subjectas another human being whose dignity we mustpreserve" (Kelman, 1967, p. 5). - P132
Apart from any internal desire to protect the institutionpartof individual members, the institution mustalso avoid placing external pressure on the IRB to servein this role. This may be a natural expectation for deans,
provosts, presidents, and other officials and, as previouslymentioned, is not necessarily incompatible with the roleof the IRB, but should never be confused with its primaryrole. This separation of roles will be especially importantas penalties for noncompliance continue to increase, andinstitutions come to view their IRBs as a chief means ofpreventing regulatory sanctions.