Same-Day consent for Low-Risk studies may be just as voluntary as earlier consent

NCT ID NCT07380035

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 24, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether patients feel pressured to join a low-risk anesthesia research study if asked on the day of surgery versus several days before. Researchers recruited 114 patients having day surgery and randomly invited them to a fake study either before or on the day of surgery. After surgery, patients filled out questionnaires to measure how voluntary their decision felt. The goal is to understand if same-day consent can be truly voluntary, which could help more patients participate in research.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Women's College Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1B2, Canada

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

timing of invitation to participate in a fabricated research trial

What this could lead to

If it works, this could show that same-day consent for low-risk anesthesia research is just as voluntary as consent given days before, helping more patients have the chance to join studies.

What could go wrong

This was a small, single-center study using a fake trial, so real-world results may differ. The findings may not apply to higher-risk studies or other hospital settings.

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