Getting informed consent from patients to take part in the clinical training of students: randomised trial of two strategies

Of the 163 patients, 77 received advance information and 86 were allocated to the standard procedure of the individual doctor. Forty patients receiving advance information and 41 patients allocated to current procedure dropped out for various reasons (for example, the appointed time was inconvenient, they wanted to see a female gynaecologist, or they had already recovered by the consultation time). A questionnaire was completed by 71 of the remaining 82 patients immediately after the consultation.