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A research participant's consent to participate in pharmaceutical PGx research is often either captured as part of the main consent form used for enrollment in the clinical trial, or is provided as a supplementary consent at the same time as the main consent.
Of the 1,398 eligible women, 85% (1,191 women) consented to participate in the study (165 refused to sign the main consent of the study and 42 were not offered the consent for logistic reasons).
A decision that needs to be made in the context of H3Africa studies, therefore, is whether consent for the creation of cell lines should be integrated in the main consent form or whether specific consent for cell line creation should be obtained.
For those 165 women who refused to consent, the most common reasons for refusing to sign the main consent were denial of need for help (32%), lack of interest (29%), claims to be beyond 28 weeks of gestation (16%), and do not have enough time (6%).
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As part of the main study consent, patients could also optionally consent to the collection of urine and serum samples for future research.
All women received $5 for completing the A-CASI screening, a 30-minute telephone card for providing main study consent, and $15 for each telephone interview.
Consequently, women were identified who were more likely to complete the study, since there were several opportunities (completing the A-CASI screening, providing main study consent, and completing the baseline interview) leading up to randomization during which they could refuse or be lost to follow-up.
All subjects wishing to participate in the study are required to sign the Main CKDCS consent form which permits collection of health history and/or clinical laboratory data at baseline and during follow-up and will allow future analysis of stored blood specimens for non-genetic laboratory assays to examine "factors that influence the cause or treatment of heart or kidney disease".
At best, Mr. Shatter can aim to win consensus on the main issues: prior consent and an effective enforcement mechanism that relies on substantial fines.
Fear of spousal or parental confrontation was the main reason why consent was deemed necessary.
In the main study informed consent was waived for data collection from patient charts.
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