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Table 2 Stakeholders’ proposals regarding the functionalities of a personalized eIC platform

From: Personalized and long-term electronic informed consent in clinical research: stakeholder views

Present a first layer of information that is essential for participation in the research study, followed by a second layer that offers more specific information to those who are interested (e.g., by using hyperlinks or by hovering over a word)

Enable the research participants to indicate if, how, and for which reasons they would like to be recontacted. For instance, for receiving information regarding the status of the research study, the results, amendments, studies that will take place in the coming months, etc

Enable the research participants to change the layout (e.g., font size) and highlight information

Provide research participants with the option to choose between audio or video content (particularly in case of hearing or visual impairment)

When implementing a quiz to assess research participants’ comprehension, automatically redirect them to the relevant information/specific topic when they have answered incorrectly

Provide the possibility to implement metrics that allow physicians to monitor various variables (e.g., how long did it take for research participants to read a certain topic)

Offer the ability for physicians to stratify groups and provide adapted information (e.g., only give information about pregnancies and breastfeeding to women with a childbearing age)