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Table 4.

Patients’ perception of the consent process

			Agree (%)	Mostly agree (%)	Mostly disagree (%)	Disagree (%)	Do not know (%)	Total (%)
“Do you agree with the following statements?”	I felt capable of deciding whether or not to participate in the trial	A	50	26	11	11	3	100
“Do you agree with the following statements?”		B	48	15	9	17	12	100

	I felt under pressure when I had to make the decision	A	18	22	10	45	5	100
	I felt under pressure when I had to make the decision	B	19	16	10	38	16	100

	I felt that the decision was fully mine	A	70	13	4	9	4	100
	I felt that the decision was fully mine	B	72	13	2	3	10	100

A, patients who participated in the trial (n = 103); B, patients who did not participate in the trial (n = 78).