Has paper-based Informed Consent era come to an end?

Has paper-based Informed Consent era come to an end?

eConsent is consolidating itself as benchmark in the development of health-related studies Although there has been a change since those everlasting 15-20 page long Informed Consent (IC) documents, when participating in clinical studies potential participants still...
5 frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Informed Consent

5 frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Informed Consent

Many doubts arise when taking part on a clinical study. More than a mere disclaimer, informed consent processes exist to tackle them. Based on frequent Google searches, i-CONSENT has selected 5 frequently asked questions on Informed Consent that you might have come...
i-CONSENT involves children in the project through Design Thinking

i-CONSENT involves children in the project through Design Thinking

i-CONSENT team organised last week a workshop with children to assess their knowledge on clinical studies and develop strategies to better communicate with them Participation of children in clinical studies is essential but still minoritary. How to communicate with...
Gaps and challenges to the Informed Consent Process by i-CONSENT

Gaps and challenges to the Informed Consent Process by i-CONSENT

It is generally agreed that informed consent is a process whose effectiveness is a factor of a few core criteria. These criteria are typically held to include concepts such as disclosure, understanding, capacity, and voluntariness. Though guidelines differ somewhat in...
Next steps for i-CONSENT

Next steps for i-CONSENT

From WP2 and WP3 to the elaboration of the guidelines With approximately one year of project left, i-CONSENT is starting to translate the findings into a set of guidelines to improve Informed Consent. The conclusions of i-CONSENT WP1 (Work package 1, A...