Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39911928›Full record

ArticleJournal of clinical and translational science2025

Using technology to increase reach and optimize consent experience for a large-scale research program.

Emma Coen, Daniel P Judge, Samantha Norman, John T Clark, Andrew Cates, Randolph Thornhill, Kelly Hunt, Lori McMahon, Leslie Lenert, Caitlin G Allen

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of clinical and translational science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Emma CoenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Daniel P JudgeDepartment of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Samantha NormanIn Our DNA SC, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
John T ClarkBiomedical Informatics Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Andrew CatesBiomedical Informatics Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Randolph ThornhillBiomedical Informatics Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Kelly HuntDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Lori McMahonDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Leslie LenertBiomedical Informatics Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Caitlin G AllenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6288-3529

Funding

SC Biomedical Informatics & Data Science for Health Impact (SC BIDS4Health)T15LM013977 · NLM · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI Alexander V Alekseyenko, Brian Dean · 2022 to 2026
$1.2M
NLM NIH HHS T15 LM013977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The consent process for research studies can be burdensome for potential participants due to complex information and lengthy consent forms. This pragmatic study aimed to improve the consent experience and evaluate its impact on participant decision making, study knowledge, and satisfaction with the In Our DNA SC program, a population-based genomic screening initiative. We compared two consent procedures: standard consent (SC) involving a PDF document and enhanced consent (EC) incorporating a pictograph and true or false questions. Decision-making control, study knowledge, satisfaction, and time to consent were assessed. We analyzed data for 109 individuals who completed the SC and 96 who completed the EC. Results indicated strong decision-making control and high levels of knowledge and satisfaction in both groups. While no significant differences were found between the two groups, the EC experience took longer for participants to complete. Future modifications include incorporating video modules and launching a Spanish version of the consent experience. Overall, this study contributes to the growing literature on consent improvements and highlights the need to assess salient components and explore participant preferences for receiving consent information.

Indexed as

Consentenhanced consentlarge-scale research programspopulation screeningrecruitment

Identifiers

PMID39911928
PMCPMC11795863

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.