Table 2.
Assessment of study-participant knowledge about medical research studies (n=2,000)
| Correct answer, n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Medical research is limited to survey studiesa | 883 (44.6%) |
| Participants’ consent is required only in medical research involving drug treatmenta | 1,527 (76.9%) |
| Filling survey on patients’ opinions about healthcare topics is considered a medical researchb | 1,527 (76.9%) |
| Experiments on animals is considered medical researchb | 1,003 (50.6%) |
| Studies to test new drugs or procedures on humans is considered medical researchb | 1,231 (62.2%) |
| Observational studies to determine risk factors of diseases is considered medical researchb | 1,366 (68.9%) |
| Observationals to assess the safety of medication on patient health is considered medical researchb | 1,403 (70.8%) |
| Testing new devices on humans is considered medical researchb | 1,221 (61.4%) |
| Ethical guidelines are present to regulate the conduct of medical researchb | 1,233 (62.1%) |
| Researchers can recruit patients/participants without their approvala | 1,480 (74.2%) |
| Participants can withdraw freely from any medical research at any timeb | 981 (49.2%) |
| Confidentiality of personal information is essential to know about before giving consent to participate in a studyb | 1,813 (91.1%) |
| Anticipated benefits are essential to know about before giving consent to participate in a studyb | 1,689 (85.0%) |
| Foreseeable risks are essential to know about before giving consent to participate in a studyb | 1,627 (82.0%) |
| Alternative procedures or courses of treatment are essential to know about before giving consent to participate in the studyb | 1,490 (72.1%) |
| Research aims are essential to know about before giving consent to participate in a studyb | 1,588 (80.2%) |
| The voluntary nature of participation is essential to know about before giving consent to participate in a studyb | 1,425 (64.7%) |
| Possible compensation is essential to know about before giving consent to participate in a studyb | 940 (47.6%) |
| The right to withdraw and its consequence are essential to know about before giving consent to participate in the studyb | 1,194 (60.4%) |
| The number of participants needed is essential to know about before giving consent to participate in the studya | 575 (29.0%) |
| Knowledge score, mean ± SD (out of 20) | 12.9±3.8 |
Notes: aFalse; btrue.