Susan C. Sonne|Jeannette O. Andrews|Stephanie Gentilin|Stephanie Oppenheimer|Jihad S. Obeid|Kathleen T. Brady|Sharon Wolf|Randal Davis|Kathryn M. Magruder
Development and pilot testing of a video-assisted informed consent process
Medical University of South Carolina|Medical University of South Carolina|Medical University of South Carolina|Medical University of South Carolina|Medical University of South Carolina|Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center|Medical University of South Carolina|Medical University of South Carolina|Medical University of South Carolina|Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center|Medical University of South Carolina
informed consent process research come scrutiny consent documents increasingly long difficult understand innovations needed improve comprehension order make consent process truly informed report development pilot testing video clips could used consent process better explain research procedures potential participants based input researchers community partners 15 videos common research proceduresconcepts produced utility videos tested embedding mockinformed consent documents presented via online electronic consent system designed delivery via ipad three mock consents developed containing five videos participants n 61 read paper version videoassisted ipad version mock consent randomized format reviewed first participants given competency quiz posed specific questions information consent reviewing first consent document exposed participants 787 preferred videoassisted format compared paper 129 nearly 967 reported videos improved understanding procedures described consent document however comprehension material significantly differ consent format results suggest videos may helpful providing participants information study procedures way easy understand additional testing video consents complex protocols subjects lower literacy warranted