Table 3.

Overview of statements regarding the informed consent process. Columns 2 to 5 show the percentage of respondents (dis)agreeing (with the extent indicated in the column) to the different statements The last column (response count) indicates how many respondents scored the statement

Statement	Disagree completely	Mostly disagree	I don’t know	Mostly agree	Agree completely	Response count
People who cannot communicate in any way should *not* be included in BCI studies even if their legal representative agrees with their participation	33.3	42.4	12.5	9.7	2.1	144
Obtaining an informed consent from a locked-in patient should be video-taped	4.2	9.0	31.9	34.7	20.1	144
A BCI expert is the suited person to inform the locked-in patients about the BCI studies, the risks and the benefits	4.9	18.8	13.2	49.3	13.9	144
A medical expert is the suited person to inform the locked-in patients about the BCI studies, the risks and the benefits	2.1	17.6	14.8	59.2	6.3	142
If a patient has no means to communicate but the legal representative of a patient asks for a BCI intervention then an attempt should be made to provide him or her with a BCI	0	8.4	17.5	53.8	20.3	143
If a patient has no means to communicate, and the legal representative does not agree to a BCI intervention, you should still attempt to provide a BCI	37.8	29.4	21	8.4	3.5	143