Table 2.
Main issues for which clarification/revision were requested
| Main issues |
Studies involving minority group |
All studies |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 44 |
N = 291 |
|||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Participant information sheet |
38 |
86.4 |
181 |
62.2 |
| Informed consent/assent form |
38 |
86.4 |
149 |
51.2 |
| Research methodology |
37 |
84.1 |
235 |
80.7 |
| Recruitment (inclusion–exclusion criteria) |
32 |
72.7 |
175 |
60.1 |
| Procedures for treatment and care |
29 |
65.9 |
103 |
35.4 |
| Risk-benefit considerations |
27 |
61.4 |
108 |
37.1 |
| Compensation |
26 |
59.1 |
76 |
26.1 |
| Sample size |
21 |
47.7 |
122 |
41.9 |
| Minor typographic errors |
13 |
29.5 |
70 |
24.0 |
| CRF/Questionnaire/MTA | 8 | 18.2 | 128 | 43.9 |