Journal article
Rates and determinants of informed consent: A case study of an international thromboprophylaxis trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Successful completion of randomized trials depends upon efficiently and ethically screening patients and obtaining informed consent. Awareness of modifiable barriers to obtaining consent may inform ongoing and future trials.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to describe and examine determinants of consent rates in an international heparin thromboprophylaxis trial (Prophylaxis for ThromboEmbolism in Critical Care Trial, …
Authors
Smith OM; McDonald E; Zytaruk N; Foster D; Matte A; Clarke F; Meade L; O'Callaghan N; Vallance S; Galt P
Journal
Journal of Critical Care, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 28–39
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.08.005
ISSN
0883-9441