Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens
Background: Teleconsent via video conferencing enables decentralized trials with remote consent and has the additional benefit of allowing a real-time reaction to potential misunderstandings. However, participant acceptance of and satisfaction with teleconsent versus in-person consent processes are...
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| author | Anne Nyholm Gaarskjær Meg Crookshanks Duroux Rasmus Hogreffe |
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| description | Background: Teleconsent via video conferencing enables decentralized trials with remote consent and has the additional benefit of allowing a real-time reaction to potential misunderstandings. However, participant acceptance of and satisfaction with teleconsent versus in-person consent processes are unknown. Methods: We conducted a parallel-group pilot study to evaluate participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent among Danish citizens for a hypothetical research study. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in perceptions of security or satisfaction between teleconsent and in-person consent arms. However, participants viewed teleconsent as more convenient than in-person consent, as no transportation was needed and the process was less time-consuming. Recruitment was also faster in the teleconsent arm, and more people dropped out of the in-person arm, citing difficulties with transportation and time. Conclusion: Decentralized clinical trials have been demonstrated to increase recruitment and enrollment rates, improve trial efficiency, and decrease dropout rates and trial delays. We add to this literature by suggesting that patients perceive teleconsent as similar to in-person consent, suggesting this is a feasible and acceptable substitution for in-person consent in multisite, decentralized trials. Future work should include patient perspectives from a larger, more diverse group of participants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56497c9358024dec85ef2573fda964ab2022-12-22T02:43:42ZengElsevierContemporary Clinical Trials Communications2451-86542022-08-0128100927Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizensAnne Nyholm Gaarskjær0Meg Crookshanks Duroux1Rasmus Hogreffe2Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Health Science and Technology (HST), Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, DenmarkMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Health Science and Technology (HST), Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, DenmarkDecentralized Clinical Trial Innovation, Medable, USA; Corresponding author. 525 University Ave, Suite A70, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA.Background: Teleconsent via video conferencing enables decentralized trials with remote consent and has the additional benefit of allowing a real-time reaction to potential misunderstandings. However, participant acceptance of and satisfaction with teleconsent versus in-person consent processes are unknown. Methods: We conducted a parallel-group pilot study to evaluate participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent among Danish citizens for a hypothetical research study. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in perceptions of security or satisfaction between teleconsent and in-person consent arms. However, participants viewed teleconsent as more convenient than in-person consent, as no transportation was needed and the process was less time-consuming. Recruitment was also faster in the teleconsent arm, and more people dropped out of the in-person arm, citing difficulties with transportation and time. Conclusion: Decentralized clinical trials have been demonstrated to increase recruitment and enrollment rates, improve trial efficiency, and decrease dropout rates and trial delays. We add to this literature by suggesting that patients perceive teleconsent as similar to in-person consent, suggesting this is a feasible and acceptable substitution for in-person consent in multisite, decentralized trials. Future work should include patient perspectives from a larger, more diverse group of participants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865422000448Informed consente-consentDecentralized trialsRemote consent |
| spellingShingle | Anne Nyholm Gaarskjær Meg Crookshanks Duroux Rasmus Hogreffe Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Informed consent e-consent Decentralized trials Remote consent |
| title | Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens |
| title_full | Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens |
| title_fullStr | Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens |
| title_short | Participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience, security, and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in-person consent: A parallel-group pilot study among Danish citizens |
| title_sort | participant comprehension and perspectives regarding the convenience security and satisfaction with teleconsent compared to in person consent a parallel group pilot study among danish citizens |
| topic | Informed consent e-consent Decentralized trials Remote consent |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865422000448 |
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