Patients' attitudes and knowledge toward clinical trial participation

• DOI: 10.4103/ssj.ssj_23_19
• Publication Date: 2019-09-06T10:46:08Z
• Authors: Abdulmalik Altaf; Rakan Bokhari; Ghada Enani; Sami Judeeba; Alyaa Hemdi; AshrafA Maghrabi; Hanaa Tashkandi; Murad Aljiffry
• Keywords: Statistical software

Objective: The study objective was to investigate patients' attitudes toward clinical trial participation and the barriers participation. We also aimed estimate proportion of patients willing participate in trials.Methods: conducted a survey on who were scheduled have minor or major surgery at King Abdulaziz University Hospital between May 2018 December 2018. used questionnaire that comprised 27 multiple-choice questions assess knowledge Data analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software.Results: recruited 200 patients, whom 123 (61.5%) male; 129 (64.5%) agreed they knowledgeable about importance researches, whereas 34 (17.0) reported had no its importance. One-hundred thirty-eight (69.0%) positive participation, 30 (15.0%) negative, 32 (16.0%) opinion. There statistically significant association age (P = 0.422) gender 0.066). Conversely, there level education willingness trials 0.05). found perception their community 0.001) as well educational 0.003).Conclusion: findings suggest general support trials, with 69% consider enrolling trial.