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Table 1 Eligibility criteria

From: Trusting relationships between patients with non-curative cancer and healthcare professionals create ethical obstacles for informed consent in clinical trials: a grounded theory study

Patients

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Previous invitation to participate in a clinical trial.

< 18 years of age.

Non-curative solid tumours or non-curative haematological malignancy.

A poor understanding of spoken English.

> 12 weeks and < 5 years projected survival.

 

Healthcare Professionals

Inclusion Criterion

Identified by the patient as contributing to their consent related decision-making or trial recruitment, including both research nurses and doctors.

  1. ey: Oval = category; Speech bubble = participant quote; Orange = category 1 (core category); Yellow = category 2; Green = category 3; Grey = category 4; Blue = category 5; P = patient; HcP = healthcare professional.
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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