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This page tree describes how to abstract and edit the scientific details of clinical trials.

About Scientific Data

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Abstracting Trial Descriptions

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Abstracting Interventional Trial Design

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Abstracting Non-Interventional Trial Design

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Abstracting Outcomes

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Abstracting Eligibility Criteria

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Abstracting Diseases and Conditions 

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Abstracting Data Table 4 Anatomic Sites

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Abstracting Biomarkers

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Abstracting Interventions

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Abstracting Arms 

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Abstracting Groups and Cohorts

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Abstracting Sub-Groups

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Trials can have multiple sub-group records. Each record displays the following information about the disease or conditions:

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Definition

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Characters, or phrase used to identify the sub-group

Description

Stratification criteria

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titleCheck out the trial before you begin abstraction

Before you begin abstracting or validating any trial, be sure you check it out first. Otherwise you will not be able to modify any trial data.

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Adding Subgroups

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You can add one or more sub-groups to a trial according to the trial’s design details.

How to Add Sub-groups

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Editing Subgroups

You can edit sub-group records as necessary.

How to Edit Sub-group Records

  1. Search for the trial of interest. In the search results, click the NCI Trial Identifier link for that trial.
  2. On the Scientific Data menu, click Sub-groups. The Sub-groups page appears.
  3. In the Edit column for a given record, click the Edit icon. The Add/Edit Sub-group Information page appears.
  4. Modify the sub-group details according to instructions in Adding Sub-Groups.
  5. Click Save.

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Deleting Subgroups

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 Sub-Groups to add it back.

How to Delete Sub-groups

  1. Search for the trial of interest. In the search results, click the NCI Trial Identifier link for that trial.
  2. On the Scientific Data menu, click Sub-groups. The Sub-group page appears.
  3. In the Delete column for the appropriate record, click the Delete icon.

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