U.S., Feb. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07380035) titled 'Coercion in Same-Day Research Consent' on Jan. 16.
Brief Summary: As a result of their unique practice patterns, many specialist physicians typically only meet patients on the date of an intervention such as surgery. However, some of the world's most prestigious academic centers do not allow research participants to be recruited on the same day as surgery. This is because of concerns, shared by researchers and research ethics boards, that patients may be too anxious or rushed to provide informed, voluntary consent immediately before an operation. This is not supported by evidence, and leads to potential inequities by restricting pati...