Public perception of participation in low-risk clinical trials in critical care using waived consent: a Canadian national survey.

Autor: Opgenorth D; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.; Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network™, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Duquette DJ; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.; Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network™, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Tyre L; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Auld R; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Crowder K; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Gilchrist P; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Young PJ; Intensive Care Unit, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.; Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand., Bagshaw SM; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada. bagshaw@ualberta.ca.; Intensive Care Patient and Family Partnership Committee, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. bagshaw@ualberta.ca.; Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network™, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada. bagshaw@ualberta.ca.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 2-124E, Clinical Sciences Building, 8440-112 St. NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada. bagshaw@ualberta.ca.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie [Can J Anaesth] 2024 Jul; Vol. 71 (7), pp. 1015-1022. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02723-3
Abstrakt: Purpose: The acceptability of waiver of consent for participation in clinical research in intensive care unit (ICU) settings is uncertain. We sought to survey the Canadian public to assess levels of support, comfort, and acceptability for waived consent for low-risk clinical trials.
Methods: We performed a prospective cross-sectional survey of the Canadian public aged 18 yr or older. The survey was conducted by Ipsos between 19 and 23 November 2020. The survey content was derived from a literature review and in consultation with a patient and family partnership committee. The survey focused on attitudes and beliefs on waived consent for participation in low-risk clinical trials in ICU settings. The survey contained 35 items focused on sociodemographics, general health status, participation in medical research, and levels of support and comfort with research and with waived consent. The survey used a case study of a low-risk clinical trial intervention in ICU patients. Analysis was descriptive.
Results: We included 2,000 participants, 38% of whom reported experience with ICU and 16% with medical research. Participation in medical research was more common among those with postsecondary education, those with chronic disease, and those who were employed in health care. Most (80%) would support a model of waived consent for low-risk clinical trials, citing medical benefits (36%) and low perceived risk (34%). Most (77%) were comfortable with personally participating in a low-risk clinical trial. Most (80%) believed waived consent approaches were acceptable. Half (52%) believed the waived consent process should provide information about the research and include the option of opting out. When asked whether participants should always give full informed consent, regardless of the practicality or level of risk, 74% and 72% agreed, respectively.
Conclusions: There is public support for models of waived consent for participation in low-risk pragmatic clinical trials in ICU settings in Canada; however, this is not universal. This information can inform and guide education, ethics, policy, and legal discussion on consent models.
(© 2024. Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.)
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