# Start the Consent Process (remote or on-site)

Source: https://sites.veevavault.help/gr/sitevault/econsent/consenting-participants/

[Select here for an interactive demo.](https://app.arcade.software/share/05YQHE1mYMkbRV843tE0) 

If the [eConsent prerequisites](/gr/sitevault/econsent/prereqs/) are met, complete the following steps to send consent forms to a participant or signatory to review and complete while at the site or remotely:

1. Navigate to **Studies** and select a study.
2. Select the **Participants** tab.
3. Select **Start Consent** from the participant’s Action menu or Participant Detail page.
4. **SiteVault will review the status of the participant’s consent forms and navigate you to one of the two following processes below:**

### Select and Assign Consent Forms

1. Select one or more blank forms.
2. Select **Next**.
3. Review form and signatory information. Edit if necessary. 
  - A maximum of two witness, two caregiver, and two guardian signatories can be selected per form.

4. If the participant or signatory does not already have a MyVeeva account, provide them with the app download QR code and the Activation Codes needed to activate their account and access the consent forms.
5. Select **Confirm Selection**.
6. Confirm the participant or signatory’s preferred signing option and begin consent. See Step 2 below.

### Initiate the Review and Completion of Pending Consent Forms

_If there are pending consent forms, you are directed to these steps to complete consent._

1. If additional forms must be added, select the _Add Additional Consent Forms_ link and follow the prompts.
2. Select one of the following methods and follow the system instructions: 
  - **In-Person using Site Device**
    - To review with the device in use, select Start Now.
    - To review with a different device, scan the QR code to download the app.

  - **In-Person using Participant Device**
    - To review without a MyVeeva for Patients account, scan the QR code.
    - To review with a MyVeeva for Patients account, advise the participant/signatory to log into the app. Select **Generate Code** if the participant/signatory is adding the app and/or activating an account for the first time. Generate codes for all signatories who require one. Provide the participant/signatory with the QR code to download the app and the activation code to activate an account.

  - **Remote Consent**
    - Advise the participant/signatory to log into the app. Select **Generate Code** if the participant/signatory is adding the app and/or activating an account for the first time. Generate codes for all signatories who require one. Provide the participant/signatory with the QR code to download the app and the activation code to activate an account. To view the participant experience, see the [Remote eConsent Interactive Demo](https://app.arcade.software/share/usxlOIodePJkgBfTbo8m).

Note The time zone recorded for all signatures in a Signed ICF is based on the study site's location, which may not match the time zone of the active user or what is displayed in SiteVault.

## Collect Consent Signatures in Wet Ink

If you need to consent a participant in wet ink, complete the following steps:

1. Download and print the blank form.
2. Request that all signatories sign the appropriate signature blocks in wet ink.
3. You sign the site signature block.
4. Upload a scanned copy of the form to SiteVault with the Informed Consent Form (signed) document type.

For more information, see [Troubleshoot eConsent and MyVeeva for Patients](/gr/sitevault/econsent/troubleshoot/).