Using a chat-based informed consent tool in large-scale genomic research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We implemented a chatbot consent tool to shift the time burden from study staff in support of a national genomics research study.

Materials and methods

We created an Institutional Review Board-approved script for automated chat-based consent. We compared data from prospective participants who used the tool or had traditional consent conversations with study staff.

Results

Chat-based consent, completed on a user's schedule, was shorter than the traditional conversation. This did not lead to a significant change in affirmative consents. Within affirmative consents and declines, more prospective participants completed the chat-based process. A quiz to assess chat-based consent user understanding had a high pass rate with no reported negative experiences.

Con

SUBMITTER: Savage SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature