The full-text overview is the participant-facing Study Overview / Consent Document shown as the first step of onboarding, before any questions. It’s designed for informed consent language, study descriptions, and data usage policies.
How It Works
- When a participant opens a quest with a configured overview, they see the content rendered before any onboarding questions
- Below the content is a mandatory acknowledgment checkbox: “I have read and understand the information above”
- The Continue button is disabled until the checkbox is checked
- After acknowledging, participants proceed to onboarding questions (if any) or directly to joining the quest
Configuration
The overview is configured in the quest editor’s onboarding section:
- Content field — enter or paste rich HTML content
- Stored in
onboardingConfig.content as an HTML string
- If left empty, the overview step is skipped entirely
What to Include
A good overview should cover:
- Study title and principal investigator — who is running this study
- Purpose — what the study is investigating
- What’s expected — duration, tasks (prompts, experiments), time commitment
- Data usage — how data will be collected, stored, and used
- Privacy — who has access to the data, how long it’s retained
- Risks and benefits — any potential risks and what participants gain
- Voluntary participation — participants can withdraw at any time
- Contact information — who to reach out to with questions
Keep language accessible — aim for an 8th-grade reading level. Avoid jargon where possible and define technical terms when you must use them.
Example
Here’s an example of content you might put in the overview:
Notes
- The overview content supports any valid HTML — you can include headings, lists, links, bold text, etc.
- Content is rendered inside a
prose container for clean typography
- The overview is optional — if you don’t need a consent form, you can skip it
- If you need to re-show the overview to returning participants (e.g., on shared devices), enable Kiosk Mode