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Background Informed consent is one of the key elements in biomedical research. The introduction of electronic informed consent can be a way to overcome many challenges related to paper-based informed consent; however, its novel opportunities remain largely unfulfilled due to several barriers. Objective We aimed to provide an overview of the ethical, legal, regulatory, and user interface perspectives of multiple stakeholder groups in order to assist responsible implementation of electronic informed consent in biomedical research. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search using Web of Science (Core collection), PubMed, EMBASE, ACM Digital Library, and PsycARTICLES. PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines were used for reporting this work. We included empirical full-text studies focusing on the concept of electronic informed consent in biomedical research covering the ethical, legal, regulatory, and user interface domains. Studies written in English and published from January 2010 onward were selected. We explored perspectives of different stakeholder groups, in particular researchers, research participants, health authorities, and ethics committees. We critically appraised literature included in the systematic review using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort and cross-sectional studies, Critical Appraisal Skills Programme for qualitative studies, Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool for mixed methods studies, and Jadad tool for randomized controlled trials. Results A total of 40 studies met our inclusion criteria. Overall, the studies were heterogeneous in the type of study design, population, intervention, research context, and the tools used. Most of the studies’ populations were research participants (ie, patients and healthy volunteers). The majority of studies addressed barriers to achieving adequate understanding when using electronic informed consent. Concerns shared by multiple stakeholder groups were related to the security and legal validity of an electronic informed consent platform and usability for specific groups of research participants. Conclusions Electronic informed consent has the potential to improve the informed consent process in biomedical research compared to the current paper-based consent. The ethical, legal, regulatory, and user interface perspectives outlined in this review might serve to enhance the future implementation of electronic informed consent. Trial Registration PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews CRD42020158979; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=158979
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Male, Biomedical Research, research ethics, Review, PREFERENCES, systematic review, DESIGN, TOOL, Informed consent, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, Qualitative Research, Aged, 80 and over, Informed Consent, USABILITY, 4203 Health services and systems, Middle Aged, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Research Design, Female, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Digital health, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, CLINICAL-TRIALS, Adult, Adolescent, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, digital health, R858-859.7, Research ethics, Young Adult, MANAGEMENT, Humans, Biomedical research, Aged, Internet, Science & Technology, ONLINE CONSENT, EFFICACY, User interface, user interface, Health Care Sciences & Services, Cross-Sectional Studies, biomedical research, Systematic review, BIOBANKING, 08 Information and Computing Sciences, Electronics, Medical Informatics
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