How to Complete the Links Section
Search for the trial of interest. For instructions, refer to Searching for Trials in PA.
In the search results, click the NCI Trial Identifier link for that trial. The Trial Identification page appears.
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 Administrative Data menu, click General Trial Details. The General Trials Details page appears.
On the General Trials Details page, in the Links section, specify the appropriate information. The following table describes the fields. All Links information is optional.
Included links will be added to the NCTN/NCORP Data archive for each trial. The links will be included in the ClinicalTrials.gov export and will be available to the ClinicalTrials.gov users. Only include links to web sites that are directly relevant to the protocol. Links to educational, research, government, and other non-profit web pages are acceptable. Do not include sites whose primary goal is to advertise or sell commercial products or services.
All submitted links are subject to review by ClinicalTrials.gov.
Field Label
Description/Instructions
URL
If the sponsor is a particular person rather than a generic contact, click Look Up Person, and follow the instructions in Searching for Persons. If no personal contact is provided, complete the information for a generic contact instead.
To remove a contact currently listed in the Central Contact field, click Remove.Description
If the sponsor contact is not linked to a particular person, click Look Up Generic Contact, and follow the instructions in Searching for Persons to record the responsible contact’s information.
- Select Add Link. The link will be added to the table
- To edit an existing link, in the Action column, click Edit. Make changes as necessary, and then click Save.
- To delete an existing link, in the Action column, click Delete.
- Select Save when completed.