To determine the individual and combined effects of a simplified form and a review/retest intervention on biobanking consent comprehension. We conducted a national online survey in which participants ...

Informed-consent documents should be simplified An analysis of informed-consent documents found that most forms are highly complex and lengthy, not allowing patients to fully understand the benefits ...

The informed consent forms were extremely long and used wording that may have been complex enough to hinder full understanding, according to bioethicists at The Johns Hopkins University. They arrived ...

We hypothesized that, among parents of potential neonatal research subjects, an accompanying cover sheet added to the permission form (intervention) would increase understanding of the research, when ...

NORTH MANKATO, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taylor Healthcare announced it has enhanced its proprietary iMedConsent™ technology solution to help healthcare systems maximize the effectiveness of their ...

For those suffering from rare and intractable diseases, clinical trials represent hope – for a more effective treatment, for a cure, or to help future patients facing similar challenges. Facilitating ...