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Consent Form Length for Cancer Research Participation

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Led By Aminah Jatoi, MD

Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Patient-reported age of 18 years or older

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, approximately 1 hour

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if patients are more likely to sign a cancer clinical trial consent form when it is wordy, or if they understand it better.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-reading adults aged 18 or older who have a history of cancer. There are no specific exclusions, so it's open to anyone meeting the age, language, and health condition requirements.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing how the length of consent forms affects understanding and willingness to participate in research. Participants will review mock consent forms that are either 2,000, 4,000 or 6,000 words long.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves reading different lengths of consent forms rather than medical interventions, there are no direct physical side effects associated with participating.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, approximately 1 hour

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, approximately 1 hour

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, approximately 1 hour for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Decision to enroll

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: 6,000 word consent formExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects who are receiving cancer therapy or have been treated for cancer in the past will be asked to review a mock consent form of approximately 6,000 words.

Group II: 4,000 word consent formExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects who are receiving cancer therapy or have been treated for cancer in the past will be asked to review a mock consent form of approximately 4,000 words.

Group III: 2,000 word consent formExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects who are receiving cancer therapy or have been treated for cancer in the past will be asked to review a mock consent form of approximately 2,000 words.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor

3,205 Previous Clinical Trials

3,766,518 Total Patients Enrolled

Aminah Jatoi, MDPrincipal Investigator - Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester Saint Marys Campus, Mayo Clinic Rochester

University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston (Medical School)

University Hosp Of Cleveland (Residency)

28 Previous Clinical Trials

2,471 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

2,000 word consent form Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04548063 — N/A

Cancer Research Study Groups: 2,000 word consent form, 4,000 word consent form, 6,000 word consent form

Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: 2,000 word consent form Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04548063 — N/A

2,000 word consent form 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04548063 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies in this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this scientific trial is actively recruiting participants; it was initially shared on September 8th 2020 and its details were most recently modified on March 28th 2022. 266 individuals need to be sourced from a single medical centre in order for the study to reach completion."

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How many individuals are currently taking part in this investigation?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research is currently recruiting patients; it was initially uploaded on September 8th 2020 and last modified on March 28th 2022. The study aims to enrol 266 individuals at a single site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Consent Forms in Cancer Research: Examining the Effect of Length on Readability

Aminah Jatoi, M.D. 2020. "Consent Forms in Cancer Research: Examining the Effect of Length on Readability". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04548063.