Table 1.

Reading grade, word count and jargon for all documents before and after FAST-R review

	Before FAST-R mean (±s.d.)	After FAST-R mean (±s.d.)	Mean change (±s.d.)
Reading grade
All documents (n = 99)	10.17 (±2.20)	10.27 (±2.28)	0.11 (±1.53)
Participant information sheet (n = 49)	10.08 (±1.04)	10.17 (±1.36)	0.09 (±1.40)
Consent form (n = 29)	9.98 (±1.93)	10.48 (±2.05)	0.50 (±1.47)
Lay summary (n = 9)	13.39 (±2.82)	12.67 (±3.82)	−0.72 (±2.30)
Topic guide (n = 7)	7.73 (±2.88)	8.2 (±2.91)	0.47 (±0.68)
Questionnaire (n = 2)	5.40 (±0.71)	5.3 (±0.71)	−0.10 (0)
Protocol (n = 1)	14.3	10.3	−4
Assent form (n = 1)	12.10	11.1	−1
Invitation letter (n = 1)	11.8	11.5	−3
Word count
All documents (n = 99)	1199.42 (±1116.83)	1353.32 (±1336.36)	153.90 (±329.88)
Participant information sheet (n = 49)	1895.82 (±1114.89)	2171.22 (±1385.99)	275.41 (±417.92)
Consent form (n = 29)	309.41 (±151.54)	347.76 (±172.28)	38.34 (±99.30)
Lay summary (n = 9)	625.67 (±376.09)	590.78 (±341.28)	−34.89 (±130.37)
Topic guide (n = 7)	801.29 (±614.95)	920 (±829.42)	118.71 (±236.57)
Questionnaire (n = 2)	792 (±832.97)	797.50 (±846.41)	5.5 (±13.44)
Protocol (n = 1)	3443	3532	89
Assent form (n = 1)	395	378	−17
Invitation letter (n = 1)	213	242	−29
Jargon
All documents (n = 99)	1.68 (±8.24)	0.98 (±5.44)	−0.70 (±2.92)
Participant information sheet (n = 49)	2.14 (±11.26)	1.18 (±7.29)	−0.96 (±4.00)
Consent form (n = 29)	0.86 (±3.90)	0.69 (±3.34)	−0.17 (±0.60)
Lay summary (n = 9)	2.56 (±3.09)	1.56 (±1.88)	−1 (±1.58)
Topic guide (n = 7)	1.29 (±1.80)	0.29 (±0.49)	−1 (±1.91)
Questionnaire (n = 2)	1 (±1.41)	1 (±1.41)	0 (0)
Assent form (n = 1)	2	1	−1
Protocol (n = 1)	0	0	0
Invitation letter (n = 1)	0	0	0

FAST-R, Feasibility and Support to Timely Recruitment for Research.