Reported consent processes and demographics: a substudy of the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial
| Autor: | Mary Smolskis, Sarah Walker, Megan Clewett, Giota Touloumi, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Abdel Babiker, Shweta Sharma, Antonios Papadopoulos, Eileen Denning, Adriana Sánchez, Eric Florence, Christine Grady, Jorge A. Tavel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Demographics business.industry Health Policy Antiretroviral therapy humanities law.invention Infectious Diseases Randomized controlled trial Informed consent law Family medicine Intervention (counseling) Antiretroviral treatment medicine Pharmacology (medical) Consent Forms business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | HIV Medicine. 16:24-29 |
| ISSN: | 1464-2662 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/hiv.12230 |
| Popis: | Objectives Efforts are needed to improve informed consent of participants in research. The Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Therapy (START) study provides a unique opportunity to study the effect of length and complexity of informed consent documents on understanding and satisfaction among geographically diverse participants. Methods Interested START sites were randomized to use either the standard consent form or the concise consent form for all of the site's participants. Results A total of 4473 HIV-positive participants at 154 sites world-wide took part in the Informed Consent Substudy, with consent given in 11 primary languages. Most sites sent written information to potential participants in advance of clinic visits, usually including the consent form. At about half the sites, staff reported spending less than an hour per participant in the consent process. The vast majority of sites assessed participant understanding using informal nonspecific questions or clinical judgment. Conclusions These data reflect the interest of START research staff in evaluating the consent process and improving informed consent. The START Informed Consent Substudy is by far the largest study of informed consent intervention ever conducted. Its results have the potential to impact how consent forms are written around the world. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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