Questionnaire on gender and age-related peculiarities in informed consent to clinical trials – National legislation

European experts from the six selected countries (Germany, Spain, Austria, France, Italy, and United Kingdom) included in research done within task 1.3 (Ethical and legal review of gender and age-related issues associated with the acquisition of informed consent) participated in a survey on gender and age-related peculiarities in informed consent to clinical trials within national legislations.

Experts were selected for their high-level scientific expertise in the fields relevant to the objectives of task 1.3. A short questionnaire on “Gender and age-related peculiarities in informed consent to clinical trials within national legislations" has been prepared and circulated to contact experts. This questionnaire was meant to identify the legal review process and collect up-to-date data. It was structured in 10 queries, exclusively aimed at obtaining hard law and soft law information pertaining to the topics addressed in task 1.3.