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Table 2 Views of information presented on the study

From: A survey of study participants’ understanding of informed consent to participate in a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture

Participation in the trial

N = 210

%

Opportunity to ask question

  

Yes plenty of time

191

91.0

No little opportunity

11

5.2

I can’t remember

8

3.8

Questions answered to your satisfaction

  

Yes completely

140

66.7

Yes mainly

49

23.3

No I wasn’t happy with the answers

1

0.5

I didn’t ask any questions

17

8.1

I can’t remember

3

3.8

Information on acupuncture (n = 198)

  

It was about right

142

71.7

I would have liked more

48

24.2

Information too detailed

4

2.0

I can’t remember

4

2.0

Information on sham acupuncture (n = 198)

  

It was about right

104

52.5

I would have liked more

70

35.4

I can’t remember

20

10.1

Information too detailed

4

2.0