Effectiveness of the Consent Process

Completed

Conditions studied: Parental Consent

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the consent process currently used for outpatient endoscopy procedures at our hospital. Results from this study will be used to assist in making improvements in the way we communicate with parents, thereby enhancing the ability to provide informed consents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00630136

Run by

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

People needed

20

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-03-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult parent or legally authorized representative (LAR) of child who has consented to undergo an out-patient endoscopy at CMHC as a diagnostic procedure
• Ability to converse in English
• Provided implied consent prior to data collection and verbal consent after data collection to participate in this research study

You may not qualify if…

• Any parent/ LAR under the age of 18 years
• Time constraint or verbally stating they do not wish to provide study data prior to child undergoing endoscopy
• Stating they do not wish to have these data used as study data after completion of the interview

Where it is running

• Children's Mercy Hospital — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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