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# Add informed consent to a diary study

To take part in Dscout studies, all participants agree to our standard Terms & Conditions. However, you can require participants to sign additional documents or give further informed consent before they can begin.

{% hint style="info" %}
To add informed consent documents to a study, you must first work with your Dscout account team to upload your documents into Dscout. For more information, see [Custom informed consent](/getting-started/research-basics/custom-informed-consent.md).
{% endhint %}

Once your Dscout account team has added your informed consent documents to your account, you can add them to studies as you build them.

**To add informed consent to a study:**

{% hint style="warning" %}
Informed consent must be added to a study prior to launch. You cannot add informed consent to a study later.
{% endhint %}

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Navigate to the **Setup** tab of your study.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Under **Details**, click **Specs** to display more configuration options.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IKfn7RcT4CW9XaIbqAdd/blobs/LrZVIYf7VkWAN0kVMFbp/44291264081428)
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Set the **Informed consent** toggle **On**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select the necessary document from the drop-down.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IKfn7RcT4CW9XaIbqAdd/blobs/e0asVR9ArpP2xj2itBfb/44291260289940)
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Done**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

Participants will be required to review and sign your custom informed consent before they can take part in the study. To preview how participants will see your informed consent, view your study in Test mode. For more information, see [Test mode in diary studies](/diary-studies/create-a-diary-study/test-a-diary-study.md).


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