Trends of Informed Consent Forms for Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials in Rheumatology over a 17-year Period: Readability, and Assessment of Patients ’ Health Literacy and Perceptions

To assess trends in the length and readability of informed consent forms (ICFs) for industry-sponsored multinational clinical trials (RCTs) in rheumatology over a 17-year period. Additionally, to assess the health literacy (HL) and perceptions of ICFs among participants of current RCTs.

Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 16, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hector de la Mora-Molina, Aldo Barajas-Ochoa, Leon Sandoval-Garcia, Martha Navarrete-Lorenzon, Edgar A. Casta ñeda-Barragan, José Dionisio Castillo-Ortiz, Francisco Javier Aceves-Avila, Jose Yañez, Lilia Patricia Bustamante-Montes, Cesar Ramos-Remus Source Type: research