Table 1.

Subjects' understanding of the details of the asthma trial

	‘None’ n (%)	‘Partial’ n (%)	‘Complete’ n (%)
Study purpose
Parent	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (100)
Child	1 (25)	1 (25)	2 (50)
What would happen
Parent	0 (0)	1 (20)	4 (80)
Child	3 (75)	0 (0)	1 (25)
Risks
Parent	0 (0)	3 (60)	2 (40)
Child	2 (50)	1 (25)	1 (25)
Benefits
Parent	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (100)
Child	0 (0)	2 (50)	2 (50)
Alternatives
Parent	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (100)
Child	1 (25)	0 (0)	3 (75)