Table 3.

Participants’ Self-Reported Reasons for Deciding to Participate in an Investigational Study

Computer-Based Tool	%	NCI Pamphlet %	Total %	p-value
How much did the following reasons contribute to your decision to join an investigational study?
Contributed a lot	100.0	94.6	97.6
Contributed a little/did not contribute	0.0	5.4	2.4	0.191
Joining the investigational study gave me hope.
Contributed a lot	87.0	94.6	90.4
Contributed a little/did not contribute	13.0	5.4	9.6	0.289
I trust the physician who presented the study to me.
Contributed a lot	91.5	88.9	90.4
Contributed a little/did not contribute	8.5	11.1	9.6	0.722
Because it might help me fight my cancer.
Contributed a lot	93.6	83.8	89.3
Contributed a little/did not contribute	6.4	16.2	10.7	0.173
The investigational study gave me the best chance medically.
Contributed a lot	84.8	83.3	84.1
Contributed a little/did not contribute	15.2	16.7	15.9	0.858
The investigational study was a way to help others.
Contributed a lot	71.7	64.9	68.7
Contributed a little/did not contribute	28.3	35.1	31.3	0.502
The physician who presented the investigational study thought it would be a good idea to join.
Contributed a lot	70.2	48.6	60.7
Contributed a little/did not contribute	29.8	51.4	39.3	0.045

Note: These questions were only asked of the 76% of participants who decided to participate in an investigational study.