The lay summary of trial results to be provided to participants should be written in plain language, use infographics and be concise — something that currently is almost never achieved.
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Dal-Ré, R., Caplan, A.L., Holm, S. et al. Adequate information about clinical trial results must be given to participants. Nat Med 30, 2404–2406 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02948-1
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