What Safeguards Can Be Implemented to Ensure No Coercion?
Several safeguards can be put in place to ensure that participation is voluntary and free from coercion:
Providing clear and comprehensive information about the study in an understandable language. Ensuring that the consent process is conducted in a private and non-pressured environment. Offering reasonable compensation that does not unduly influence the decision to participate. Implementing oversight mechanisms, such as ethics committees, to review and monitor the consent process.
