Evaluating interventions for informed consent for surgery
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating interventions for informed consent for surgery – Protocol for a systematic review of the literature and development of a core outcome set using a Delphi Survey.
IRAS ID
233979
Contact name
Paul Carlin
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Innovation, Research and Development
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 26 days
Research summary
Consent is a vital aspect of medical practice. Many studies designed to show different techniques to improve consent appear to work. However, researchers have used a variety of different outcomes to measure the effect of these techniques. In fact, there is so much variation in the outcomes reported that deciding which techniques work best is impossible. Furthermore, there does not appear to be a standardised way of measuring the quality of informed consent.
This study aims to develop a list of outcomes that would be considered essential or 'core' when investigating a technique designed to improve consent for surgery. Through a process of reviewing all the existing evidence published in scientific journals, conducting interviews with patients and experts in the field of informed consent we aim to produce a long list of outcomes. This will be followed by a consensus building exercise using an online questionnaire completed by patients and experts in the field of informed consent. Finally, a smaller group of patients and consent experts will meet to discuss the findings of the on-line survey and agree on the complete 'core outcome set'.
REC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
17/NI/0234
Date of REC Opinion
15 Dec 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion