Improving the Participation and Preservation of Rights in Aphasic Patients in Clinical Studies Using Modified Consent Forms

Here in this article the use of modified consent forms along with describing the research procedure for aphasic patients that their disorder is caused by stroke are examined; this can improve their continent participation in research process and it can also preserve their rights as participants in these projects.   in this study 14 aphasic people who had experienced stroke at least three months before the experiment were chosen then the level of their problem identified by Persian Aphasic Test in three rehabilitation clinics in Tehran in June, 2014.  Then they categorized in 2 groups A and B, both groups first exposed to standard consent forms and then a questionnaire of 50 bi-choice questions checks their understanding. Here using U-Man-Whitney test shoes that there is no significant difference between them. Then the first group was exposed to a standard consent form advised by some universities in Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the second group used an adjusted form prepared by the authors with images, large fonts and key words on the screen. After the exposition the subjects were asked orally about the content of the forms. People who are exposed to adjusted forms could comprehend the process of study and their roles and rights better than those who exposed the normal forms. Statistics show that there is a significant difference between the performances of these 2 groups. Using linguistically aphasic friendly consent forms can help people with language disorders to preserve their rights and consciously participate in studies that can help to find some treatment for their incompetence.