Do Patients Participating In Oncology Clinical Trials Understand the Informed Consent Form?

Completed

Conditions studied: Cancer, Oncology Problem

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess patients' understanding of clinical trials and to help researchers understand which areas of the informed consent need better explanation for future cancer clinical trial patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01772511

Run by

Andrew Sch umacher

People needed

50

Starts

2012-03-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients > 18 years of age
• Patients are receiving active treatment on an oncology clinical trial that utilizes chemotherapy, radiation, targeted agents, biologic therapy or hormonal therapy
• Patients must have been consented in English to an oncology treatment clinical study

You may not qualify if…

• Not meeting all eligibility criteria

Where it is running

• Rhode Island Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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