Informed consent document improvement does not increase patients' comprehension in biomedical research

• Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 231 - 237
• Main Authors: Paris, Adeline, Brandt, Christian, Cornu, Catherine, Maison, Patrick, Thalamas, Claire, Cracowski, Jean‐Luc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2010; Blackwell; Wiley; Blackwell Science Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical Research; Communication; Comprehension; Female; Humans; Informed Consent; Life Sciences; Male; Medical sciences; Methods in Clinical Pharmacology; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; questionnaire; Human; Questionnaire; Informed consent; Research; Comprehension; Document; biomedical research

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Before enrolment, an informed consent (IC) document must be given to all participants by the investigator. • Most IC documents are long, contain much information and are difficult to understand. • Some methods to improve comprehension were tested, but they...