Evaluation of a group-based online informed consent conversation (eConsent) in participants from a low-risk vaccination clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic informed consent (eConsent) usage has expanded in recent years in Europe, especially during the pandemic. Slow recruitment rate and limitations in participant outreach are the challenges often faced in clinical research. Given the benefits of eConsent and group counselling reported in the literature, group eConsent was implemented in recruitment for the SWITCH-ON study. We aim to explore the experience of participants who attended group eConsent for the SWITCH-ON study and evaluate its potential for future use.

Methods

SWITCH-ON study aims to analyse the immunogenicity of a healthy population following bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination. Four hundred thirty-four healthcare workers aged 18-65 were successfully recruited and sent a questionnaire about

SUBMITTER: Tan NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304818 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature