Table 3.

Hospital-Specific IRB Regulations

	N (%)	Enrollment rate (SD)	P-value
IRB approach to consent
Allowed by phone			0.37
Yes	14 (67%)	0.67 (0.14)
No	7 (33%)	0.61 (0.15)
Allowed remote signatures			0.33
Yes	18 (86%)	0.64 (0.14)
No	3 (14%)	0.73 (0.17)
Required in-person signatures			0.31
Yes	9 (43%)	0.61 (0.16)
No	12 (57%)	0.68 (0.13)
How frequently was consent obtained over the phone?			0.78
Never or rarely	9 (43%)	0.62 (0.13)
Occasionally	3 (14%)	0.80 (0.09)
Frequently or very frequently	9 (43%)	0.64 (0.14)
In what languages other than English could consent be obtained?			0.43
Spanish
Yes	18 (86%)	0.66 (0.14)
No	3 (14%)	0.59 (0.11)
Other			0.68
Yes	7 (33%)	0.67 (0.19)
No	14 (67%)	0.64 (0.11)
Who was able to obtain consent (general)?			0.20
Study PI
Yes	18 (86%)	0.67 (0.14)
No	3 (14%)	0.55 (0.15)
Any study physician			0.88
Yes	15 (71%)	0.65 (0.14)
No	6 (29%)	0.66 (0.16)
Research coordinator			0.91
Yes	13 (62%)	0.65 (0.14)
No	8 (38%)	0.65 (0.15)
Research nurse			0.07
Yes	6 (29%)	0.74 (0.09)
No	15 (71%)	0.62 (0.14)
Did the IRB require the clinical team to approach the family before the research team could approach?			0.93
Yes	5 (24%)	0.66 (0.12)
No	16 (76%)	0.65 (0.15)
IRB rules/regulations negatively impacted enrollment.			0.83
Strongly disagree	10 (48%)	0.64 (0.13)
All other responses	11 (52%)	0.66 (0.15)