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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03960723

Enrollment

300

Registered

2019-05-23

Start date

2019-05-09

Completion date

2019-12-09

Last updated

2023-09-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Informed Consent

Keywords

Informed consent

Brief 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.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire

A questionnaire asking the patients for several questions related to the Informed Consent Form they have signed before surgery, will be administered.

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Understanding degree	Before procedure	Assessment of the understanding degree of the IC by the patient

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026