Development of a decision support intervention for family members of adults who lack capacity to consent to trials

Abstract Background Informed consent is required for participation in clinical trials, however trials involving adults who lack capacity to consent require different enrolment processes. A family member usually acts as a proxy to make a decision based on the patient’s ‘presumed will’, but these deci...

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Main Authors: Victoria Shepherd, Fiona Wood, Richard Griffith, Mark Sheehan, Kerenza Hood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01390-4