Lessons learnt from the implementation of electronic consent (eConsent) and its use across a large portfolio of trials in a UK academic clinical trials unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of electronic consent (eConsent) in clinical research studies is on the increase and has been since 2019. eConsent itself can be multi-faceted, encompassing documentation of the consent process, delivering information to the potential participant via the use of different media, and even facilitating a check of the participants' understanding of the research before they enter a study. Some researchers and research teams have embraced the use of the different aspects of eConsent, whilst other groups/teams are hesitant to employ the methodology until it has been proven and fits better with workflows and patient pathways.

Main text

We report on how eConsent has been utilised in 35 studies from a large academic clinical trials unit in the UK, with nearly 12,000

SUBMITTER: Appelbe DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829000 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature