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Objetivo: la actividad de los promotores y Comités de Ética de la Investigación con medicamentos ha aumentado en los últimos años. El objetivo fue diseñar y validar 2 instrumentos para analizar y evaluar la calidad formal de la hoja de información al participante y el formulario de consentimiento informado de ensayos clínicos con medicamentos, acorde con la legislación.Métododiseño (Buenas Prácticas Clínicas y normativas europea y española); validación (método Delphi y consenso de expertos: concordancia ≥ 80%); fiabilidad (método inter-observadores, índice Kappa). 40 hojas de información al participante/consentimientos informados evaluados.Resultadosse obtuvo muy buena concordancia en ambos instrumentos (k ≥ 0,81, p < 0,001). Las versiones definitivas estaban formadas por: checklist-hoja de información al participante: 5 secciones, 16 ítems y 46 sub-ítems; checklist-consentimiento informado: 11 ítems.Conclusioneslos instrumentos desarrollados son válidos, fiables y facilitan el análisis, la evaluación y la toma de decisión sobre las hojas de información al participante/consentimientos informados de ensayos clínicos con medicamentos. (AU)
Objective: The activity of sponsors and Ethics Committees for Research with medicines has increased in recent years. The objective was to design and validate 2 instruments to analyze and evaluate the formal quality of the patient information sheet and the informed consent form of clinical trials with drugs, in accordance with the legislation.MethodDesign (Guideline for good clinical practice and European and Spanish regulations); validation (Delphi method and expert consensus: concordance ≥ 80%); reliability (inter-observer method, Kappa index). 40 patient information sheets/informed consent forms were evaluated.ResultsVery good concordance was obtained in both checklists (k ≥ 0.81, p < 0.001). The final versions consisted of checklist-patient information sheet: 5 sections, 16 items and 46 sub-items; and checklist-informed consent form: 11 items.ConclusionThe instruments developed are valid, reliable and facilitate the analysis, evaluation, and decision-making on the patient information sheets/informed consent forms of clinical trials with drugs. (AU)
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Humans , Informed Consent , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The activity of sponsors and Ethics Committees for Research with medicines has increased in recent years. The objective was to design and validate 2 instruments to analyze and evaluate the formal quality of the patient information sheet and the informed consent form of clinical trials with drugs, in accordance with the legislation. METHODS: Design (Guideline for good clinical practice and European and Spanish regulations); validation (Delphi method and expert consensus: concordance ≥ 80%); reliability (inter-observer method, Kappa index). 40 patient information sheets/informed consent forms were evaluated. RESULTS: Very good concordance was obtained in both checklists (k ≥ 0.81, p b 0.001). The ï¬nal versions consisted of checklist-patient information sheet: 5 sections, 16 items and 46 sub-items; and checklist-informed consent form: 11 items. CONCLUSION: The instruments developed are valid, reliable and facilitate the analysis, evaluation, and decision-making on the patient information sheets/informed consent forms of clinical trials with drugs.
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Drug Therapy , Informed Consent , Humans , Reproducibility of Results , Clinical Trials as TopicABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The activity of sponsors and Ethics Committees for Research with medicines has increased in recent years. The objective was to design and validate 2 instruments to analyze and evaluate the formal quality of the patient information sheet and the informed consent form of clinical trials with drugs, in accordance with the legislation. METHOD: Design (Guideline for good clinical practice and European and Spanish regulations); validation (Delphi method and expert consensus: concordance ≥ 80%); reliability (inter-observer method, Kappa index). 40 patient information sheets/informed consent forms were evaluated. RESULTS: Very good concordance was obtained in both checklists (k ≥ 0.81, p < 0.001). The final versions consisted of checklist-patient information sheet: 5 sections, 16 items and 46 sub-items; and checklist-informed consent form: 11 items. CONCLUSION: The instruments developed are valid, reliable and facilitate the analysis, evaluation, and decision-making on the patient information sheets/informed consent forms of clinical trials with drugs.
