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Responsible Owner: Biomedical Research and Regulation icon Work Group Maturity Level : 1   Trial Use Normative Security Category : Patient Compartments : Device , Group , Patient

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the ResearchSubject resource.

To Do Should this be a common code system for all events?
Element Id ResearchSubject
Definition

A physical entity ResearchSubject is a participant or object which is the primary unit recipient of operational and/or administrative interest investigative activities in a research study.

Short Display Participant or object which is the recipient of investigative activities in a study
Cardinality 0..*
Type DomainResource
Alternate Names Study Subject
Comments Summary false
Comments

Need to make sure we encompass public health studies.

Element Id ResearchSubject.identifier
Definition

Identifiers assigned to this research subject for a study.

Note Short Display Business Identifier for research subject in a study
Note This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion )
Cardinality 0..*
Type Identifier
Summary true
Element Id ResearchSubject.status
Definition

The current publication state of the subject. resource (not of the subject).

Short Display draft | active | retired | unknown
Cardinality 1..1
Terminology Binding ResearchSubjectStatus PublicationStatus ( Required )
Type code
Is Modifier true (Reason: This element is labeled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid)
Summary true
Element Id ResearchSubject.period
Definition

The dates the subject began and ended their participation in the study.

Short Display Start and end of participation
Cardinality 0..1
Type Period
Alternate Names timing
Summary true
To Do .effectiveTime.
Element Id ResearchSubject.study
Definition

Reference to the study the subject is participating in.

Short Display Study subject is part of
Cardinality 1..1
Type Reference ( ResearchStudy )
Summary true
Element Id ResearchSubject.individual ResearchSubject.subject
Definition

The record of the person or person, animal who is or other entity involved in the study.

Short Display Who or what is part of study
Cardinality 1..1
Type Reference ( Patient | Group | Specimen | Device | Medication | Substance | SubstanceDefinition | BiologicallyDerivedProduct )
Summary true
Element Id ResearchSubject.assignedArm ResearchSubject.subjectState
Definition

The name A duration in the lifecycle of the arm ResearchSubject within a ResearchStudy.

Short Display A duration in the study lifecycle of the subject is expected to follow as part ResearchSubject within a ResearchStudy
Cardinality 0..*
Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectState.code
Definition

Identifies the aspect of this study. the subject's journey that the state refers to.

Short Display candidate | in-prescreening | in-screening | eligible | ineligible | on-study | on-study-intervention | in-follow-up | off-study
Cardinality 1..1
0..1 Terminology Binding ResearchSubjectState icon ( Example )
Type CodeableConcept
string Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectState.startDate
Definition

The date a research subject entered the given state.

ResearchSubject.actualArm Short Display The date a research subject entered the given state
Cardinality 1..1
Type dateTime
Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectState.endDate
Definition

The date a research subject exited or left the given state.

Short Display The date a research subject exited or left the given state
Cardinality 0..1
Type dateTime
Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectState.reason
Definition

The name of reason for the arm state change. If coded it should follow the formal subject state model.

Short Display State change reason
Cardinality 0..1
Terminology Binding StateChangeReason icon ( Example )
Type CodeableConcept
Summary false
Comments

Example, if the milestone is "Randomized" then the reason could be "sponsor IVRS randomization code allocated".

Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectMilestone
Definition

A significant event in the study progress of a ResearchSubject.

Short Display A significant event in the subject actually followed as part progress of this a ResearchSubject
Cardinality 0..*
Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectMilestone.milestone
Definition

A specific event in the research subject's journey through a research study.

Cardinality 1..1
0..1 Terminology Binding ResearchSubjectMilestone icon ( Example )
Type CodeableConcept
string Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.consent ResearchSubject.subjectMilestone.date
Definition

The date/time when this milestone event was completed.

Short Display The date/time when this milestone event was completed
Cardinality 0..1
Type dateTime
Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.subjectMilestone.reason
Definition

A record of rationale that provides additional clarification for the patient's informed agreement milestone that was captured or documented.

Cardinality 0..*
Terminology Binding StateChangeReason icon ( Example )
Type CodeableConcept
Summary false
Element Id ResearchSubject.comparisonGroup
Definition

A group to participate in which the study. subject is assigned. This group assignment is used for administration or analysis.

Short Display A group to which the subject is assigned
Cardinality 0..*
0..1 Terminology Binding Example Comparison Group ( Example )
Type CodeableReference ( Group )
Summary false
Comments

This grouping is used for study administration (such as assignment to arms in a trial) or study analysis (such as groupings for observational studies or sensitivity analyses).

Element Id ResearchSubject.consent
Definition

Agreement to participate in a study as well as other research agreements, e.g. to acknowledge additional risks, to agree to a protocol deviation, or to agree to more invasive validation subsidies.

Short Display Agreement to participate in study
Cardinality 0..*
Type Reference ( Consent )
Summary false