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AnchorabstractsubgroupsabstractsubgroupsA sub-group represents stratification criteria that can be used to assign patients to study arms and assess study outcomes. Sub-group information is required for Complete trials only, and optional for Abbreviated trials.  Anchor

61276127Trials can have multiple sub-group records. Each record displays the following information about the disease or conditions:

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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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For more instructions, refer to

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

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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.)

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On the Scientific Data menu, click Sub-groups. The Sub-groups page appears, with or without any sub-group records displayed.

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the following pages:

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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. 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 Sub-groups. The Sub-groups page appears.

  5. In the Edit column for a given record, click the Edit icon. The Add/Edit Sub-group Information page appears.
  6. Modify the sub-group details according to instructions in Adding Sub-Groups.
  7. 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. 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 Sub-groups. The Sub-group page appears.

  5. In the Delete column for the appropriate record, click the Delete icon.

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