Cochrane · systematic review · CD009736
Decision aids for people considering taking part in clinical trials
Gillies, K, Cotton, SC, Brehaut, JC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Consumers and CommunicationAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 57.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Decision aids for informed consent versus standard informed consent for people considering taking part in clinical trials
Population: people considering taking part in clinical trials
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge Quality of Informed Consent (QuIC) Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Accurate risk perception Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Values based decision Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Recognition that a decision needs to be made Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Involvement in decision Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Decisional conflict Decision Conflict Scale Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Decisional regret Decision Regret Scale Decision aids for informed consent vs standard informed consent | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 119 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |