Table 3.

Cross tabulation of respondents’ recommendation to the research ethics committee (REC) and personal preferences

Variable	Overall, % (n = 338)	Drug pRCT, %		Dose-timing pRCT, %
		Written consent vs General notification (n = 85)	Written consent vs Verbal consent (n = 85)	Written consent vs General notification (n = 85)	Written consent vs Verbal consent (n = 83)
Recommended written consent, preferred written consent	70.4	62.4	81.2	51.8	86.7
Recommended written consent, preferred alternative option	3.8	5.9	1.2	8.2	0.0
Recommended alternative option, preferred written consent	3.6	7.1	3.5	3.5	0.0
Recommended alternative option, preferred alternative option	22.2	24.7	14.1	36.5	13.3
		p = 0.042		p < 0.001
Same personal preference and recommendation to the REC (Consistent responses)	92.6	87.1	95.3	88.3	100.0
		p = 0.051		p = 0.001
Personal preference and/or recommendation alternative option	92.6	37.6	18.8	48.2	17.3
		p = 0.005		p < 0.001

pRCT pragmatic randomized controlled trial