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eConsent Clarity & Usability Assessment for Clinical Trials

Evaluates patient comprehension, usability, and decision confidence with electronic informed consent (eConsent) in clinical trials. Designed for post-consent administration to identify barriers and improve the consent experience.

Sample questions

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25 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to this survey about your experience with electronic informed consent (eConsent) in a clinical trial. This survey takes approximately 7–9 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate to improve future eConsent processes. No individual responses will be shared with your study team or affect your clinical trial participation in any way. By continuing, you agree to participate in this survey.

Q02
Long Text

When did you most recently complete an electronic informed consent (eConsent) process for a clinical trial?

Q03
Multiple Choice

Which device(s) did you use to review or complete the eConsent? Select all that apply.

Q04
Long Text

How clear was the eConsent in explaining the purpose and goals of the study?

Q05
Multiple Choice

Which of the following features, if any, did you use while reviewing the eConsent? Select all that apply.

Q06
Multiple Choice

Before making your participation decision, were your questions about the study adequately answered?

Q07
Long Text

Based on your experience, what would make the eConsent process clearer or easier? Please share any additional thoughts.

Q08
Multiple Choice

What is your age group?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback will be used to improve the eConsent experience for future clinical trial participants. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.

Q10
Multiple Choice

Where did you complete most of the eConsent process?

Q11
Long Text

How clear was the eConsent in explaining the potential risks and side effects?

Q12
Long Text

How would you rate the overall layout and readability of the eConsent?

Q13
Long Text

How confident were you in your decision about participating after reviewing the eConsent?

Q14
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your eConsent experience in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your responses.

Q15
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q16
Long Text

Approximately how long did it take you to review and complete the eConsent, including reading?

Q17
Long Text

How clear was the eConsent in explaining how your personal data will be used and protected?

Q18
Long Text

If anything made the eConsent harder to understand, please rank the factors below from biggest barrier to smallest. Skip this question if none applied to you.

Q19
Long Text

In which region do you currently live?

Q20
Long Text

How clear was the eConsent in explaining your right to withdraw from the study at any time?

Q21
Multiple Choice

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q22
Long Text

How clear was the eConsent in explaining what procedures and visits are involved?

Q23
Multiple Choice

Is English your primary language?

Q24
Long Text

Overall, how easy was the eConsent to understand?

Q25
Multiple Choice

In the last 12 months, how often did you need help reading medical forms or documents?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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