Reporting of patient consent in healthcare cluster randomised trials is associated with the type of study interventions and publication characteristics

Andrew McRae; Monica Taljaard; Charles Weijer; Carol Bennett; Zoe Skea; Robert Boruch; Jamie Brehaut; Martin Eccles; Jeremy Grimshaw; Allan Donner

doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100746

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Reporting of patient consent in healthcare cluster randomised trials is associated with the type of study interventions and publication characteristics

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Andrew McRae Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Monica Taljaard Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charles Weijer Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carol Bennett Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zoe Skea University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert Boruch University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jamie Brehaut Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Eccles University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeremy Grimshaw Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Allan Donner Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Andrew McRae, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Unit 1633, 1632 14th Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1M7, Canada;Andrew.McRae{at}albertahealthservices.ca

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McRae A, Taljaard M, Weijer C, et al

Reporting of patient consent in healthcare cluster randomised trials is associated with the type of study interventions and publication characteristics

Journal of Medical Ethics 2013;39:119-124.

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Received April 23, 2012
Revised October 12, 2012
Accepted November 12, 2012
First published December 18, 2012.

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