HOW LONG WILL EACH VISIT TAKE?
It would appear on the surface that if someone indicates agreement with participation in a trial, that informed consent has been taken. However, researchers often have difficult ethical challenges to consider when they are obtaining informed consent for trials. Here are a few examples where there are outside considerations that could impact whether informed consent has truly been obtained. 1. Imagine a trial where person is admitted to the emergency room having just had a stroke. This person may or may not be fully competent to make a decision about their treatment. In some cases, the doctor may need to treat the patient with a drug within an hour of the stroke, so decisions need to be made very quickly. If one of the treatment options is a clinical trial, can a doctor fully explain all the treatment options (including the trial) and give the patient (or their family) enough time to consider which treatment option they want? 2. Imagine a trial is conducted in a country where there is n
