Table 2. Summary of financial conflict of interest disclosure using a standard disclosure from and contextual disclosure form.
| Participant ID | Standard FCOI disclosure form | Contextual FCOI disclosure form | Change in disclosure status | Change in disclosure content only | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y | Y | N | N | No change |
| 2 | Y | Y | N | N | No change |
| 3 | Y | Y | N | N | No change |
| 4 | Y | Y | N | Y | Change in disclosure content 1 |
| 5 | Y | Y | N | Y | Change in disclosure (new FCOI added) 2 |
| 6 | Y | Y | N | Y | Change in disclosure content3 |
| 7 | Y | N | Y | - | Disclosure in standard form but not in contextual form 4 |
| 8 | N | Y | Y | - | No disclosure in standard from but disclosure in contextual form 5 |
| 9 | Y | N | Y | - | Disclosure in standard form but not in contextual form 6 |
| 10 | N | Y | Y | - | Declared "no" in both forms, but still disclosed and listed commercial entities in contextual form 7 |
| Total (Y) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | Total with changes 7 |
COI = conflict of interest, FCOI = financial conflicts of interest, ID = identification, N = no, Y = yes.
1 This participant disclosed four COIs with commercial entities in the standard form. In the contextual form, the participant disclosed a COI with only one commercial entity (different from the prior four disclosed). None of the four COIs initially disclosed (standard form) were part of the listing of relevant commercial interests, however the one COI disclosed using the contextual form was with a commercial entity included in the listing.
2 This participant disclosed two COI in the standard form. With the contextual form, the participant again disclosed the same two COIs, and added two additional commercial entities that the ethics committee had identified as relevant commercial entities (for a total of four COIs).
3 This participant disclosed financial relations with 50 commercial entities in the standard disclosure form. Only one of the entities had been identified as a relevant commercial entities provided in the contextual form. In the contextual form, the participant answered “yes” to having COIs, but did not name or detail them.
4 This participant disclosed financials relations with seven commercial entities in the standard disclosure form. None of the seven had been identified as relevant commercial entities listed in the contextual form. In the contextual form, the participant disclosed no COIs.
5 This participant answered “no COI to disclose” in the standard form. However the participant disclosed three COIs with commercial entities listed in the contextual form.
6 This participant disclosed COIs with 17 commercial entities in the standard disclosure form. Only one of them was included in the listing of relevant commercial entities provided with the contextual form. In the contextual form, the participant did not disclose any COI.
7 This participant answered “no COI to disclose” in both the standard and contextual form. However, in the contextual form the participant identified a COI with one commercial entity identified as relevant commercial entities detailed in the contextual form.