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. 2024 Jan 3;25:3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00996-9

Table 1.

Study Characteristics

Author Year Location Objective Study Population # of Children/
Youth
# of Adults Child/Youth Consent Method Parental Consent Method
Stiffman et al. 2005 USA To report on the pressures between research and ethics in a study of service use in AIa youth. Youth, 12–19 401 0 Written consent Written
Panagiotopoulos et al. 2007 Canada To implement a children’s diabetes screening program. Children, 6–18 29 0 Written assent Written
Baydala et al. 2011 Canada To discuss the challenges of gathering child assent during a CBPRb project. Research team members 0 7 N/A N/A
Rose et al. 2011 New Zealand To gather ideas on promoting return of consent forms and vaccine uptake among minority groups. School staff 0 456 N/A N/A
Fletcher et al. 2012 Canada To develop recommendations for managing ethical consent in research with Aboriginal communities. Research team members 0 7 N/A N/A
Jardine & James 2012 Canada To examine benefits, limitations and ethical issues when conducting peer participatory research. Students, Grades 2–12 48 0 Oral assent

Written/

oral

Yao et al. 2018 USA To test a text message intervention to promote sexual health among AIa and Alaska Native youth. Youth, 15–18 408 0 Texted consent Waived
Chadwick et al. 2019 USA To test financial incentives for physical activity by overweight/obese adolescents. AIa youth, 11–20 116 0 Consent Written
Wagner et al. 2020 Australia To assess a cognitive regulation intervention in remote Australian Aboriginal schools. Students, Grades 1–6 271 440 Written consent Written
Anderson et al. 2021 Australia To evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of online yarning circles with ATSIc Australian youth. ATSIc youth, 18–24 21 0 Email or verbal consent N/A
Siller et al. 2021 USA To explore the reactions of Native American adolescents to research on sexual violence. Students, Grades 6–12 149 0 Written assent Written

aAmerican Indian; bCommunity-based participatory research; cAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander