CompletedNot Applicable

Descriptive Study to Evaluate the Understanding Degree of Informed Consent in Surgical Procedures

Spain300 participantsStarted 2019-05-09

Plain-language summary

The Informed Consent (IC) of a medical procedure is the aceptation of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure by the patient, after receiving the necessary and accurate information about it. Freedom, information and understanding have to be the main requirements in this proccess. The main goal of this study is to assess if patients that are going to be operated at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in the CSI (Surgery without previous hospitalization) unit, really understood the information about the procedure.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing surgery and admitted by CSI unit * Provide written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who need a legal representative to read, understand and sign the CI

What they're measuring

Understanding degree

Timeframe: Before procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03960723

SponsorFundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-12-09

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