Carnegie Mellon University
June 06, 2016

Shorter Patient Consent Forms, Video Formats Improve Comprehension

Shorter Patient Consent Forms, Video Formats Improve Comprehension

When patients participate in a clinical trial, they are required — for legal and ethical reasons — to complete consent forms that are typically long, complicated and filled with technical language. Some experts fear these forms can lead some patients to enroll in studies without fully understanding them and others to miss valuable opportunities.

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