Testing a New Method to Improve Informed Consent in Prison Research

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Understanding of informed consent is often limited in prison, due to unique challenges faced by detained people. This study will test a modified "teach-to-goal" informed consent process compared to standard procedures. Conducted within a larger study on psychiatric outcomes, it aims to enhance ethical practices for vulnerable populations.

A vizsgálat 2 csoportja

• Standard informed consentNincs vizsgálati kezelés, összehasonlításként

  According to ethical requirements of Swiss Human Research Act, the interviewer will explain the nature of the study, its purposes, duration, the potential risks and benefits it entails, and study procedures. He will inform that study participation is voluntary and that participants may withdraw at any time. He will also explain that the study is independent from the prison authorities. Participants will then be given time to read the informed consent, or, if they are not able to read, it will be read to them by the interviewer. The interviewer will answer all questions.

• Modified teach-to-goal informed consentA vizsgált kezelés

  The standard process will first be used. After that, the interviewer will ask participants to summarize the content of the informed consent. The interviewer will correct not-well understood components and ask questions about forgotten components. In case of misconceptions, the participant will be asked to summarize again the corresponding components. A list of key components to be addressed will be developed by study team members, including experts in prison research and ethics, based on components listed in Art. 16 of the Swiss Human Research Act. The material of the informed consent of the parent-randomized controlled trial will be used.