Long informed consent forms can negatively affect potential participants’ understanding of clinical research. The authors present three strategies for reducing form length that were developed by consensus among six groups of key stakeholders. Implementing these strategies will facilitate adoption of the proposed changes to U.S. regulations on form length, to make the consent process more useful for participants.
Evidence-based strategies for shortening informed consent forms in clinical research
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Corneli A, Namey E, Mueller MP, Tharaldson J, Sortijas S, Grey T, Sugarman J