Trial reportAmerican journal of human genetics2017
Public Attitudes toward Consent and Data Sharing in Biobank Research: A Large Multi-site Experimental Survey in the US.
Trial report in American journal of human genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03394859 (Electronic Medical Records and Genomics), which is not on this map. Cited by 146 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Phase III
Who cites it
146 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Context of data sharing practices in collaborative human genomic research in low and middle income countries: A systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Cosmetogenomics unveiled: a systematic review of AI, genomics, and the future of personalized skincare.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic literature review of the 'commercialisation effect' on public attitudes towards biobank and genomic data repositories.Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Patient and Public Willingness to Share Personal Health Data for Third-Party or Secondary Uses: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Measuring the willingness to share personal health information: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- The role of race and ethnicity in views toward and participation in genetic studies and precision medicine research in the United States: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic literature review of individuals' perspectives on privacy and genetic information in the United States.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Expanding the boundaries of previously obtained informed consent in research: Views from participants in the Personalised Risk-based Mammascreening study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Trial
- Secondary use of health care data and left-over biosamples within the 'Medical Informatics Initiative' (MII): a quasi-randomized controlled evaluation of patient perceptions and preferences regarding the consent process.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Trial
- Video education about genetic privacy and patient perspectives about sharing prenatal genetic data: a randomized trial.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Trial
- Using a cartoon questionnaire to improve consent process in children: a randomized controlled survey.Pediatric research · 2021Trial
- A Prospective Study of Parental Perceptions of Rapid Whole-Genome and -Exome Sequencing among Seriously Ill Infants.American journal of human genetics · 2020Trial
- 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
- Enhancing Autonomy in Biobank Decisions: Too Much of a Good Thing?Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2018Trial
- Parents' attitudes toward consent and data sharing in biobanks: A multisite experimental survey.AJOB empirical bioethicsTrial
- Your DNA, your concerns: public attitudes toward donation of genomic data for research in four Latin American countries.Journal of community genetics · 2026Article
- Patient Perspectives and Demographic Factors Influencing Non-Participation in a Large Genomics Study.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2026Article
- Individuals' preferences for future biological sample and genomic data sharing in the Australian Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening Project.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026Article
- Exploring patient motivations and preferences for medical data sharing with researchers: a simulation study using the iAgree platform.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026Article
- "Es Lindo, Pero Estamos Perdidos"-Characterizing Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Genetic Testing for Latino Populations.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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Abstract
Individuals participating in biobanks and other large research projects are increasingly asked to provide broad consent for open-ended research use and widespread sharing of their biosamples and data. We assessed willingness to participate in a biobank using different consent and data sharing models, hypothesizing that willingness would be higher under more restrictive scenarios. Perceived benefits, concerns, and information needs were also assessed. In this experimental survey, individuals from 11 US healthcare systems in the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network were randomly allocated to one of three hypothetical scenarios: tiered consent and controlled data sharing; broad consent and controlled data sharing; or broad consent and open data sharing. Of 82,328 eligible individuals, exactly 13,000 (15.8%) completed the survey. Overall, 66% (95% CI: 63%-69%) of population-weighted respondents stated they would be willing to participate in a biobank; willingness and attitudes did not differ between respondents in the three scenarios. Willingness to participate was associated with self-identified white race, higher educational attainment, lower religiosity, perceiving more research benefits, fewer concerns, and fewer information needs. Most (86%, CI: 84%-87%) participants would want to know what would happen if a researcher misused their health information; fewer (51%, CI: 47%-55%) would worry about their privacy. The concern that the use of broad consent and open data sharing could adversely affect participant recruitment is not supported by these findings. Addressing potential participants' concerns and information needs and building trust and relationships with communities may increase acceptance of broad consent and wide data sharing in biobank research.
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