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Table 4 Specific informed consent options for the Cross-Sectoral Platform (SUEP) and High-Resolution Platform (HAP). The number of patients who agreed or refused to give specific consent was extracted from the trusted third party and reported in absolute numbers and as a proportion of the respondent population. For the SUEP, all options were available to all patients; for the HAP, some options were only available at certain study sites or at certain times, as indicated in the “total” column

From: Ethical and coordinative challenges in setting up a national cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

 

Specific consent

Yes

No

Total

SUEP

Biosample collection

1,373 (82%)

310 (18%)

1683

Datatransfer to non-EU countries

1,459 (87%)

224 (13%)

1683

Recontact for additional requests

1,602 (95%)

81 (5%)

1683

Recontact for additional findings

1,632 (97%)

51 (3%)

1683

Data collection from pretreating physicians

1,634 (97%)

49 (3%)

1683

HAP

Datatransfer to non-EU countries

388 (86%)

62 (14%)

450

Recontact for additional findings

422 (94%)

28 (6%)

450

Recontact for additional requests

439 (98%)

11 (2%)

450

Genetic testing

431 (96%)

19 (4%)

450

Additional blood samples for substudy

78 (74%)

28 (26%)

106

Additional computed tomography

128 (78%)

37 (22%)

165

Cooperation with industry partners

220 (89%)

27 (11%)

247