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Table 3 Past exposure to clinical research and mean scores for willingness to participate in a clinical trial

From: Factors associated with patient willingness to participate in anaesthesia clinical trials: a vignette-based cross-sectional study

Past exposure to clinical research

n (%)

Mean score of willingness to participate ± SD

P value

Have you ever been invited to participate to a clinical study in any medical area?

  

0.05*

 No

232 (64.1%)

58.1 ± 19.9

 

 Yes

130 (35.9%)

62.4 ± 19.6

 

Have you ever been invited to participate to a clinical study in the area of anesthesia care?

  

0.09*

 No

9 (7.1%)

50.0 ± 24.5

 

 Yes

117 (92.9%)

64.0 ± 18.6

 

Have you ever heard about clinical research involving inpatients?

  

0.0054*

 Yes

245 (65.7%)

61.8 ± 20.1

 

 No

128 (34.3%)

55.9 ± 18.3

 

If yes, who informed you about clinical research involving inpatients?

 Media

120 (49.0%)

60 ± 20.4

 Family

22 (9.0%)

59.5 ± 18

 

 Friends

35 (14.3%)

58.3 ± 19.9

 

 Family doctor

29 (11.8%)

67.8 ± 15.3

 

 Hospital doctor

117 (47.8%)

62.9 ± 20.2

 

 Other

38 (15.5%)

62.2 ± 21.9

 
  1. * Student’s T-test
  2. P value not available, multiple answers possible for this questio