A Survey of Patient's Attitudes Towards Consent For Clinical Research In Anesthesiology

Completed

Conditions studied: Informed Consent

In brief

In most current academic anesthesia groups, it appears that consent for research is acquired on the day of surgery. This practice raises concerns because the hospital may be regarded as a coercive environment and there may be the possibility that the immediate preoperative environment prohibits adequate time for understanding the research project and making an informed decision about participation. However, this is often the only opportunity for anesthesiologists to obtain research consent. The aim of the present investigation is to utilize a survey study to determine if patients at Evanston Hospital are comfortable consenting for research on the day of surgery

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01546194

Run by

Endeavor Health

People needed

200

Starts

2009-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients participating in approved, minimal risk clinical research projects will be approached by the study investigators

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to speak English
• Refusal to participate in the clinical research projects

Where it is running

• NorthShore University HealthSystem — Evanston, Illinois, United States

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