Readability of informed consent documents and its impact on consent refusal rate.

Q2 Medicine
Perspectives in Clinical Research Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-30 DOI:10.4103/picr.picr_322_23
Yash V Kamath, Yashashri C Shetty, Ishita C Lanjewar, Ankita Kulkarni
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Abstract

Introduction: Informed consent documents (ICDs) are integral to a research project and must provide all required information to the participant. We undertook a 6-year retrospective cross-sectional analysis of ICDs to assess the same.

Methods: We accessed 300 ICDs from studies submitted to institutional ethics committee. Studies were selected using random proportional-to-size sampling across years and study types (thesis, pharma, government, investigator initiated [OA] studies). We used the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease Score (FRES), estimated reading time (ERT) and scored ICDs out of 13 points on the basis of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-mandated headings (ICD Quality Score [IQS]). Information pertaining to the consent refusal rate (CRR) of each study was correlated with FRES, ERT, and other parameters. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: Two hundred and ninety-three ICDs had complete information. Median FRES was 48.3 (interquartile range [IQR] = 7), median ERT was 4.5 min (IQR = 1.3), the median expected duration of participation was 35 min (IQR = 40); compensation was provided by 23 projects and median compensation was Rs. 2500 (IQR = Rs. 4750). Mean IQS improved from 11.95 to 12.60 in 6 years (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.001). FRES was weakly negatively correlated to the CRR (r = -0.120, P = 0.039), while the expected duration of participation was weakly positively correlated (r = 0.144, P = 0.014).

Conclusion: Pharma studies performed better and ICDs have improved in their readability and ICMR guidelines compliance.

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Perspectives in Clinical Research
Perspectives in Clinical Research Medicine-Medicine (all)
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2.90
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41
审稿时长
36 weeks
期刊介绍: This peer review quarterly journal is positioned to build a learning clinical research community in India. This scientific journal will have a broad coverage of topics across clinical research disciplines including clinical research methodology, research ethics, clinical data management, training, data management, biostatistics, regulatory and will include original articles, reviews, news and views, perspectives, and other interesting sections. PICR will offer all clinical research stakeholders in India – academicians, ethics committees, regulators, and industry professionals -a forum for exchange of ideas, information and opinions.
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