Factors influencing parental consent for participation in clinical research involving their children in Egypt

Participation of children in clinical research: factors that influence a parent's decision to consent.

BACKGROUND Given the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health and other agencies to include children in research, it is important to understand the factors that influence their participation. This study was designed to identify factors that influence parents' decisions to consent to their child's participation in clinical research. METHODS This survey study consisted of 505 parents wh...

Parental consent for pediatric research.

Factors Influencing Dental Patient Participation in Biobanking and Biomedical Research

OBJECTIVES To study the willingness of dental patients to donate biospecimens for research purpose and to examine factors that may influence such a decision. MATERIALS AND METHODS A face-to-face interview was conducted using a pretested structured survey instrument on 408 adult dental patients attending a university hospital for dental care. Descriptive statistics were generated, and the x03C...

Parental attitudes towards and perceptions of their children's participation in clinical research: a developing-country perspective.

BACKGROUND Paediatric clinical research faces unique challenges that compromise optimal recruitment of children into clinical trials. A main barrier to enrolment of children is parental misconceptions about the research process. In developing countries, there is a knowledge gap regarding parental perceptions of and attitudes towards their children's participation in clinical trials. OBJECTIVE...

Clinical factors influencing participation in society after successful kidney transplantation.

BACKGROUND Little information is available on the degree of actual social functioning after successful kidney transplantation. Moreover, information on factors that influence participation in social activities is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of clinical factors on social outcome. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on a cohort of primary kidney transplant...