Purpose/Objectives: To describe factors and outcomes related to the decision-making process regarding participation in a cancer clinical trial. Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive. Setting: Urban, academic, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the mid-Atlantic United...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the adequacy of research information among people with cancer at the time they accept or decline participation in a cancer clinical trial. Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive. Setting: An urban, academic, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer...

Purpose/Objectives: To develop and assess the reliability and validity of an observational instrument, the Process and Quality of Informed Consent (P-QIC). Design: A pilot study of the psychometrics of a tool designed to measure the quality and process of the informed consent encounter in clinical...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe what is known about the factors that influence cancer clinical trial decision making. Data Sources: PubMed database and reference lists of identified articles. Data Synthesis: Variations in research design and methods, including sample characteristics,...