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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: IRB. 2010 Jul-Aug;32(4):1–9.

Table 1. Comparing the Standard and Concise Consent Forms.

Standard Concise
Total Pages* 14 4
Total Word Count* 5,716 2,153
Words in Heading, Introduction, and Purpose Section 392 140
Words in Benefits Section 39 29
Words in Risk Section 340 210
Words in Alternatives Section 25 52
Words in Procedures Section 2,167 1,039
Words in Birth Control Procedures Section 583 200
Words in Payment Section 575 154
Words in Payment for Injury Section 181 86
Words in Confidentiality Section 327 119
Words Relating to Legal and Informed Consent Issues 938 65
Words in Contact Section 185 60
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level* (Grade Level) 8.9 8.0
*

Page number, word count, and Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level were measured using the readability statistics feature of Microsoft® Office Word 2003.