Therapeutic misconception correlates with willingness to participate in clinical drug trials among patients with epilepsy; need for better counseling

The new treatments are often studied in patients with a high risk of TM and impaired comprehension of general procedures associated with CTs. Clinically, it may be worthwhile for the investigators to be able to recognize vulnerable individuals and pay special attention to the information provided on the purposes and methods of the trial, to contribute to high-quality AED studies.