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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/87047, first published .
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The Use of Waivers of Guardian Permission in the United States for Pediatric Digital Health Intervention Research Since 2020: Systematic Review

The Use of Waivers of Guardian Permission in the United States for Pediatric Digital Health Intervention Research Since 2020: Systematic Review

Colleen Stiles-Shields   1, 2 , PhD ;   Elyse Shenberger   3, 4 , PhD ;   Ann Bernica   5 , MA ;   Gabriella Bobadilla   1 , BA ;   Kandis Fletcher   1 , BS ;   Jasmine George   6 ;   Sydney Gordon   7 , MPH, MSW ;   Erika L Gustafson   1 , PhD ;   Crystal S Hernandez   1 , BS ;   Taylor L Hilderbrand   8 , BA ;   Sarah N Kumi   7 , MPH ;   Christine A Lee   1 , PhD ;   Sarah I Lorduy   9 , BS ;   Meera Phanse   10 , BS ;   Lauren M Potthoff   11, 12 , PhD, ABPP ;   Naomi Quezada   1 , BA ;   Dale L Smith   2 , PhD, PStat ;   Holly J Hudson   13 , MLIS ;   Emily E Anderson   7 , PhD, MPH

1 Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

2 College of Medicine, AI.Health4All Center, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

3 College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria campus of the University of Illinois System, Peoria, IL, United States

4 OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL, United States

5 Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, TX, United States

6 Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

7 Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Healthcare Leadership, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States

8 Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

9 Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, United States

10 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States

11 Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States

12 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

13 Library of the Health Sciences - Rockford, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Colleen Stiles-Shields, PhD
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois Chicago
  • 1747 W. Roosevelt Road
  • Chicago, IL 60618
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 312-413-1128
  • Email: ecss@uic.edu