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How to Link Collaborators to a Trial

  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 Administrative Data menu, click Collaborators. The Collaborators page appears. NCI is added as a collaborator automatically. 

    Collaborators page
  5. Click Add. The Collaborator page displays the fields for the organization data. 

    Collaborator section with fields for adding a collaborator
  6. Next to the Organization Name field, click Look Up and follow the instructions in Searching for Organizations. 
    The City, Country, and Zip/Postal Codes fields are populated with the organization information you selected.

  7. From the Functional Role drop-down list, select the collaborator’s role in the trial. The following table lists functional role values. 
    Valid values for functional roles

    Functional Role

    Definition

    Funding Source

    Source of the funding mechanism

    Agent Source

    Source of drugs used in the trial

    Laboratory

    Clinical research workplace

  8. Click Save. The collaborator is linked to the trial.