This section provides instructions for creating CTRP accounts and requesting authorization to abstract trials.
About CTRP Protocol Abstraction
The NCI CTRP Protocol Abstraction web application enables authorized users to query, access, validate, and abstract trials submitted for registration in the Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP). By abstracting trial data in the application, users ensure data integrity within trials and standardization of data across clinical trials.
What's New in this Release of Protocol Abstraction
This version of the CTRP Protocol Abstraction application has the following new features and improvements:
| Issue Type | Development # | Documentation # | Description | Link to Content in this User Guide | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Role-based Tasks in PA
The CTRO links each PA user's CTRP account with one of the following roles:
- Administrative Abstractor
- Scientific Abstractor
- Admin/Scientific Abstractor
- Super Abstractor
- Results Abstractor
Users can perform only those tasks that are associated with their assigned roles. In some cases the ability to perform a task depends on certain conditions, for example, whether or not the user has checked out the trial.
The following table is a matrix of roles and tasks. A Yes or No in each table cell indicates whether someone with a given role can perform the task.
Role-based Tasks | Admin Abstractor Role / Conditions | Scientific Abstractor Role / Conditions | Admin/Sci Abstractor Role / Conditions | Super Abstractor Role / Conditions | Results Abstractor Role / Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform Scientific Abstraction | No | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Perform Administrative Abstraction | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | No | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
Perform Administrative and Scientific Abstraction (simultaneously) | No | No | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Validate Trials | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Complete Abstractions | Yes
| Yes
| Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Manage Accrual Access | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes
| No |
| Process Pending Accruals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| View Audit Trails | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View Check-out History | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View TSRs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access Registered User Details | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Process Requests for Admin Rights in the Inbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Abstract Trial History | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| View Trial Status | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Update Trial Status | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| View Trial Status History | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Update Trial Status History | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
View Participating Site Status | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View Participating Site Status History | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Process On-Hold Information | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Process New Marker Requests | No | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | Yes |
| Import Trials from ClinicalTrials.gov | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Associate Trials | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Assign Trial Ownership | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Add Administrative/Scientific Milestones | Yes
| Yes
| Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Manage Email Notifications | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes Only when the user has checked out the trial | Yes | No |
| Manage Trial Priority | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Assign Trial for Processing | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Access the Results Reporting Dashboard | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Creating New CTRP Accounts
Before you request authorization to abstract trials from the CTRO, register for a CTRP account via the NCI CTRP Registration account feature. There are two ways to register for a CTRP account, as follows:
- Via your email address . If you are new to Protocol Abstraction and you do not have an NCI account, you can request one via your email address using the Registration account creation feature.
- Via your NCI credentials. If you are new to Protocol Abstraction and you have an NCI account, create a CTRP account via your NCI credential using the Registration account feature.
Creating New CTRP Accounts via Email
Creating New CTRP Accounts Using NIH or NCI Credentials
Requesting Authorization to Abstract Trials
Contact the CTRO to request a role.
If you have not done so already, contact the CTRO to request authorization to abstract trials, and to request an Administrative, Scientific, Administrative/Scientific, Super, or Results Abstractor role. The CTRO will associate your requested role with your account.
To increase security for the site, you must have a valid NIH LDAP account.
Gather your protocol information before you begin
The system logs you out if it detects that you have not used the application for 30 minutes at any point in the abstraction workflow. The system also locks you out after three unsuccessful attempts to log in within 24 hours. In the event that you cannot remember your password, or have been locked out of your account, contact Application Support at ncicbiit@mail.nih.gov.
Use the CTRP Protocol Abstraction User's Guide to get started
On the menu, click Quick Links > User's Guide.
