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Comparison of group counseling with individual counseling in the comprehension of informed consent: a randomized controlled trial.

Rajiv Sarkar, Thuppal V Sowmyanarayanan, Prasanna Samuel, Azara S Singh, Anuradha Bose, Jayaprakash Muliyil, and Gagandeep Kang

BMC Med Ethics (2010) PMID 20470423

Studies on different methods to supplement the traditional informed consent process have generated conflicting results. This study was designed to evaluate whether participants who received group counseling prior to administration of informed consent understood the key components of the study and the consent better than those who received individual counseling, based on the hypothesis that group counseling would foster discussion among potential participants and enhance their understanding of the informed consent.

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-11-8
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