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A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Electronic Informed Consent Process
- Source :
- Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. 9:1-7
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2014.
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Abstract
- A pilot study assessed an electronic informed consent model within a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Participants who were recruited for the parent RCT project were randomly selected and randomized to either an electronic consent group ( n = 32) or a simplified paper-based consent group ( n = 30). Results from the electronic consent group reported significantly higher understanding of the purpose of the study, alternatives to participation, and who to contact if they had questions or concerns about the study. However, participants in the paper-based control group reported higher mean scores on some survey items. This research suggests that an electronic informed consent presentation may improve participant understanding for some aspects of a research study.
- Subjects :
- Paper
medicine.medical_specialty
Social Psychology
Research Subjects
Alternative medicine
MEDLINE
Article
Education
law.invention
Consent Forms
Randomized controlled trial
Informed consent
law
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Medicine
Informed Consent
Audiovisual Aids
business.industry
Research
Communication
Family medicine
Electronics
Comprehension
business
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15562654 and 15562646
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7a42e3b0beef3a251e5a06db9c851e98