Summary
This pilot study describes the development and testing of a REDCap-based electronic consent framework designed to address barriers in informed consent processes for clinical research. The framework incorporates personalised features—including avatars, contextual glossaries, and videos—to improve accessibility for rural, culturally diverse, and lower-literacy populations. Early adoption demonstrated acceptability, though efficacy testing of individual features remains a priority for future work.
UK applicability
The eConsent framework and its approach to improving informed consent accessibility could inform UK clinical research governance and recruitment practices, particularly for underrepresented populations. Adoption would require alignment with UK research ethics committee requirements and NHS research governance frameworks.
Key measures
Portfolio of eight eConsent features; community stakeholder review; adoption and utilisation rates at two academic medical centres; participant acceptability
Outcomes reported
The study developed and pilot-tested an electronic consent (eConsent) framework integrated into REDCap software, evaluating acceptability through implementation at two academic medical centres. The framework was assessed for its capacity to improve participant engagement, transparency, and regulatory compliance in informed consent processes.
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