To screen for eligibility, people received a short postal questionnaire with a freepost envelope, as well as information about the trial and an informed consent form.
All patients got oral and written information about the trial and gave written informed consent to participate before inclusion in the trial.
Patients receive written and verbal information about the trial to ensure they are able to give informed consent.
Those who agreed to take part were interviewed by an investigator who provided full information about the trial and obtained parental and child's written informed consent.
All women are provided with detailed information about the trial prior to deciding to participate, and provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures.
When the information about the trial judge was reported to the judicial authorities in the last few days, a senior judge removed him, the officials said.
He said in an email that she was gathering information about the trial because the campaign has received so many questions from reporters about it.
Information about the trial was provided in local languages (Serer and Wolof).
Meetings were held in the villages in the study area to provide information about the trial to parents of potential study participants and to seek community consent.
The registration should include information about the trial design.
The research nurse provided further information about the trial and obtained consent.
