Table 4 Demographics of research staff

Where do you facilitate informed consent discussions?

Number of respondents (%), n = 115*

 Hospital

99 (86%)

 University

15 (13%)

 Primary Care/GP

11 (10%)

 Telephone

3 (3%)

 Community

2 (2%)

What kind of studies have you/do you work on?

Number of respondents (%), n = 115*

 CTIMPs

83 (72%)

 Observational

75 (65%)

 Translational/Biomarker/Biobanking

63 (55%)

 Registry

40 (35%)

 Non-CTIMPs intervention (e.g. surgery, radiation, psychology, physiotherapy, etc. intervention)

45 (39%)

 Medical devices

17 (15%)

 Nurse-led

1 (0.9%)

 Feasibility studies

1 (0.9%)

 Non-randomised study of a healthcare intervention

1 (0.9%)

 Clinical trial of complex intervention (professional education/medication review)

1 (0.9%)

 Qualitative studies

1 (0.9%)

How much experience do you have facilitating informed consent discussions with clinical research/trial participants?

Number of respondents (%), n = 115

 <1 year

10 (9%)

 1–2 years

14 (12%)

 2–3 years

9 (8%)

 3–5 years

13 (11%)

 5+ years

69 (60%)

Have you ever received training on how to take informed consent from a research participant?

Number of respondents (%), n = 115

 Yes

74 (64%)

 No

38 (33%)

 Didn’t reply

3 (3%)

If yes, was this:

n = 74*

 Formal/structured training

45 (58%)

 Observation of a senior colleague

41 (55%)

 Informal training

39 (53%)

 Other

5 (6.8%)