The final step before accepting or rejecting a trial is to validate the trial details.
How to Validate Trial Details
- Select a trial to validate by following the instructions in Selecting Trials that Require Validation. The Trial Identification page displays the trial details.
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.)
On the Validation menu, click Trial Validation.
In the drop-down lists and text fields, select or enter the appropriate information. The following table describes the fields. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.
Field Label
Instructions
Lead Organization Trial ID* (under Other Trial Identifiers)
Ensure that the ID matches the one provided in the protocol. Make changes as necessary. Refer to Abstracting Trial Descriptions, Titles, and Identifiers.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (under Other Trial Identifiers)
Refer to Abstracting Trial Descriptions, Titles, and Identifiers.
Other identifiers (under Other Trial Identifiers) Refer to Abstracting Trial Descriptions, Titles, and Identifiers. Official Title*
Type or correct the trial title as necessary. You can use a maximum of 4000 characters. Refer to Abstracting Trial Descriptions, Titles, and Identifiers.
Trial Phase*
Refer to Abstracting Interventional Trial Design or Abstracting Non-Interventional Trial Design.
Is this a Pilot?
Refer to Abstracting Interventional Trial Design or Abstracting Non-Interventional Trial Design.
Primary Purpose*
Refer to Abstracting Interventional Trial Design or Abstracting Non-Interventional Trial Design.
If Primary Purpose is "Other", describe (available if Primary Purpose = Other)
Refer to Abstracting Interventional Trial Design or Abstracting Non-Interventional Trial Design.
Lead Organization*
Click Look Up Organization. Refer to Searching for Organizations in PA.
Principal Investigator*
Click Look Up Person. Refer to Searching for Persons in PA.
Sponsor
Responsible Party
Data Table 4 Funding Category
Refer to Abstracting NCI-Specific Information.
Data Table 4 Funding Source
Refer to Abstracting NCI-Specific Information.
Program Code
Refer to Abstracting NCI-Specific Information.
- Do one of the following to continue:
- To save the trial information so that you can continue to validate the trial at a later time, click Save.
- or - - To put the trial on hold, for example, when you require further information from the submitter, click Place on Hold. Refer to Putting Trial Processing On Hold.
- or - - To accept or reject the trial, follow the instructions in Accepting and Rejecting Trials.
- To save the trial information so that you can continue to validate the trial at a later time, click Save.
