Trial reportJournal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE2014
A randomized controlled trial of an electronic informed consent process.
Trial report in Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative Effectiveness of eConsent: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- Implementation of Electronic Informed Consent in Biomedical Research and Stakeholders' Perspectives: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Digital informed consent for urological surgery - randomized controlled study comparing multimedia-supported vs. traditional paper-based informed consent concerning satisfaction, anxiety, information gain and time efficiency.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2024Trial
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- Comparison of Video, App, and Standard Consent Processes on Decision-Making for Biospecimen Research: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2020Trial
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- Digital informed consent for paediatric spinal surgery: a patient-centric evaluation of eConsent utilization.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Using technology to increase reach and optimize consent experience for a large-scale research program.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2025Article
- Developing a digital informed consent app: opportunities and challenges of a new format to inform and obtain consent in public health research.BMC medical ethics · 2023Article
- Patient Perspectives and Preferences for Consent in the Digital Health Context: State-of-the-art Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Review
- Electronic informed consent criteria for research ethics review: a scoping review.BMC medical ethics · 2022Article
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- Knowledge and Attitudes of Research Participants in China Toward Electronic Informed Consent in Clinical Trials: A Cross Sectional Study.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2022Article
- Ethical Issues in Social Media Recruitment for Clinical Studies: Ethical Analysis and Framework.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Review
- Innovations in Prospective Perinatal Research as a Result Of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2022Article
- Education and Consent for Population-Based DNA Screening: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Early Check Newborn Screening Pilot Study.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Comparing a Multimedia Digital Informed Consent Tool With Traditional Paper-Based Methods: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Use of research electronic data capture (REDCap) in a COVID-19 randomized controlled trial: a practical example.BMC medical research methodology · 2021Article
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Abstract
A pilot study assessed an electronic informed consent model within a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Participants who were recruited for the parent RCT project were randomly selected and randomized to either an electronic consent group (n = 32) or a simplified paper-based consent group (n = 30). Results from the electronic consent group reported significantly higher understanding of the purpose of the study, alternatives to participation, and who to contact if they had questions or concerns about the study. However, participants in the paper-based control group reported higher mean scores on some survey items. This research suggests that an electronic informed consent presentation may improve participant understanding for some aspects of a research study.
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