Adding Outcome Measure Records - Include 20170407

You can add multiple primary and secondary outcome measures to a trial.  

How to Add Outcome Measures

1. Search for the trial of interest. For instructions, refer to Searching for Trials in PA.

2. In the search results, click the NCI Trial Identifier link for that trial. The Trial Identification page appears.

3. On the Trial Identification page, check out the trial. For instructions, refer to Checking In and Checking Out Trials. (This checkout step is optional for Super Abstractors.)

4. On the Scientific Data menu, under Interventional Trial Design or Non-interventional Trial Design, click Outcome Measures. The Outcome Measures page appears, with or without any outcome measure records displayed.
   

5. Click Add. The Add/Edit Outcome Measure page appears.

6. In the various fields, specify the appropriate information. The following table describes the fields. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

   Field	Instruction
   Outcome Measure Type*	Select the type of outcome measure from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: Primary. Specific key measurement(s) or observation(s) used to measure the effect of experimental variables in a study, or for observational studies, to describe patterns of diseases or traits or associations with exposures, risk factors or treatment. Secondary. Secondary measurements that will be used to evaluate the intervention(s) or, for observational studies, that are a focus of the study. Other Pre-specified. Any other measurements, excluding post-hoc measures, that will be used to evaluate the intervention(s) or, for observational studies, that are a focus of the study.
   Title*	Enter a concise name for the specific measure that will be used to determine the effect of the intervention(s) or, for observational studies, related to core objectives of the study and receiving the most emphasis in assessment.
   Time Frame*	Enter the time point(s) at which outcome measure is assessed. For example, collected every 28 days.
   Description	Enter additional information about the outcome measure, if needed for clarification.

7. Click Save.