Page History

...

You can add one or more groups to a trial according to the number specified in the trial’s design details. See Abstracting Non-Interventional Trial Design Details .

How to Add Groups

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, click Groups/Cohorts. The Groups page appears, with or without any group records displayed.

5. Click Add. The Add Group page appears. The interventions that have been abstracted previously are displayed on the right side of the page.
   
   

6. In the check boxes and text various fields, select or enter specify the appropriate information.  The The following table describes the fields. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

   Include Page
   Resizing Text Boxes and Table Cells - Include v4.4 Resizing Text Boxes and Table Cells - Include v4.4

   Field	Instruction/Description
   Label*	Enter the descriptive name of the group.
   Description*	Enter a brief description of the group.
   Assignment	Select the check box(s) in the column for the intervention(s) assigned to the current group.

7. Repeat the steps above until all groups have been assigned an intervention and all interventions have been assigned to at least one group.
8. Click Save.

...

How to Edit Group Records

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, click Groups/Cohorts. The Groups page appears.

5. In the Edit column for a given record, click the Edit icon.
   The Edit Group page appears.

   Anchor
   6992 6992

   
   
6. Make changes as necessary to the Label, Description, or Intervention Assignment according to instructions in Adding Groups.

   Include Page
   Resizing Text Boxes and Table Cells - Include v4.4 Resizing Text Boxes and Table Cells - Include v4.4

7. Click Save.

...

When you delete groups from a trial, you delete them from the system, and can not recover them. If you delete a record accidentally, follow the instructions in Adding Groups to add it back.

How to Delete Groups

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, click Groups/Cohorts. The Groups page appears.

5. In the Delete column, select the check box for the appropriate record(s), and then click Delete.
6. To delete all groups, click Select All, and then click Delete.