Recruitment and retention: A randomized controlled trial of video-enhanced versus standard consent processes within the E-OPTIMAL study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

In this study, we compared two research consent techniques: a standardized video plus usual consent and usual consent alone.

Methods

Individuals who completed 24-month outcomes (completers) in the Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss study were invited to participate in an extended, longitudinal follow-up study (extended Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss). Potential participants who were (1) able to provide consent and (2) not in long-term care facilities were randomized 1:1 to a standardized video detailing the importance of long-term follow-up studies of pelvic floor disorders followed by the usual institutional consent process versus the usual consent process alone. Rand

SUBMITTER: Brubaker L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197014 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature