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Count the number of discrepancies per procedure – OracleClinical (OC)

Let’s now write a quick program to count the number of discrepancies per procedure in OC/OCRDC:

Remember to comment /**/ or ***comment here*; what the program does. It is a good clinical practice to document everything so anyone can read your program and make the necessary updates, if necessary.

proc sql;
connect to oracle(path=ocpath);
create table discr as select * from connection to oracle
(Select  p.name, pd.test_order_sn detail, count(pd.test_order_sn) count, p.procedure_id procid
from discrepancy_management dm,
procedures p,
procedure_details pd
where dm.clinical_study_id=9999
and dm.procedure_id = p.procedure_id
and dm.procedure_detail_id=pd.procedure_detail_id
and p.PROCEDURE_VER_SN=pd.PROCEDURE_DETAIL_PROC_VER_SN
and dm.PROCEDURE_VER_SN=p.PROCEDURE_VER_SN
and dm.de_sub_TYPE_CODE=’MULTIVARIATE’
group by p.name, pd.test_order_sn, p.procedure_id
order by count(p.name)desc
);
/*document your code*/
proc sql;
connect to oracle(path=ocpath);
create table name as select * from connection to oracle
(select distinct p.procedure_id procid, p.name, pd.TEST_ORDER_SN detail
from  procedures p,
procedure_details pd
where p.clinical_study_id= 9999 *replace with your studyid;
and p.procedure_status_code !=’R’
and p.procedure_id=pd.procedure_id
order by procid
);
quit;

/* merge # of discrepancies with name */
proc sort data=discr;
by procid;
run;

proc sort data=name;
by procid;
run;

data discname;
merge discr (in=d) name (in=n);
by procid;
if n;
run;

proc sort data=discname ;
by descending count ;
run;

/* print out  */
proc print data=discname label;
var name numdisc percent numdcf;
label numdisc = ‘Number of discrepancies’
numdcf = ‘Number of DCFs’;
title “Number of discrepancies per Procedure”;
title2 “RA eClnica”;
run;

You could also export the report to Excel xls and have your DM / data manager review it.

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Case Study 2: Supporting the Sponsor with Database Transfer Solution

Assisting the Sponsor with Database Transfer Solution

 

 
The Scenario:

The Sponsor required a large safety and data management team to assist for a submission deadline requiring the transfer of data to a new safety database for clinical trials and post-marketed products.
RA eClinica Solution:

• • RA eClinica responsible for AE/SAE reporting, safety coding, NDA submission support
  • RA eClinica collaborated with the Sponsor’s safety team to develop a functional safety alliance consisting of over 10+ team members inclusive of management, safety and data management resources
  • Ra eClinica team is responsible for managing over 5+ compounds

Ra eClinica Results:

• • RA eClinica project team exceeded the timelines, completing the tasks approximately 30-days ahead of schedule
  • RA eClinica management collaborate with the Sponsor to redefine operational workflow and processes in order to increase efficiencies across several departments (Quality Control, Pharmacovigilance)

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WBS: Brainstorming session on Product Development

The following activities were listed during a brainstorming session on product development:

ID	Task Description	Task Name	Duration (weeks)	Predecessors
1	Organize the office: Hire manager.	a	6	–
2	Hire personnel: The manager will recruit and hire the people needed.	b	4	A
3	Train personnel: Train the people hired to sell the product to the distributors.	C	7	B
4	Select advertising agency: The manager will select the agency best suited to promote the new product.	D	2	A
5	Plan advertising campaign: The office and advertising agency will jointly plan the advertising campaign to introduce the product to the public.	E	4	D,c
6	Conduct advertising campaign: Theadvertisingagency will conduct a “watch for” campaign forpotential customers.	F	10	E
7	Design package: Have packaging engineer design the package most likely to “sell.”	G	2	F
8	Set up packaging facility: Prepare to package the products when they are received from the manufacturer.	H	10	G
9	Package initial stocks: Package stocks received from the manufacturer.	I	6	H,j
10	Order and receive stock from the manufacturer:Order the stock from the manufacturer.The time given includes the time for delivery.	j	13	H
11	Select distributors: The manager will select the distributors whom the people will contact to make .	k	9	a
12	Sell to distributors: Take orders from the distributors for the new product, with delivery promised for the product-introduction date. If orders exceed stock, assign stock on a quota basis.	l	6	K,i
13	Ship stock to distributors: Ship the packaged stock to distributors in accord with their orders or quota.	m	6	l

 

AON network

The critical path starts with task “a” and follows: a-b-c-e-f-g-h-i-j-l-m. The PM cannot allow any delay in any of those tasks because that will lead to a direct delay of the whole project. This is quite long critical path so that might be one of the problems that the PM will face.

One of the advantages for the PM might be the handling of tasks “d” and “k”.

Those are non-critical path tasks and they can be delayed. Task “d” has a slack of 15 weeks (LFT-EFT=17-2=15). Task “l” has a lot larger slack of 40 weeks (LFT-EFT=62-9=53). The PM can use the two slacks and complete the tasks “d” and “l” later that they require so that the PM can use the resources needed for those two tasks to complete tasks from the critical path. This is one of the ways to complete the project earlier, if the interconnections of the different tasks are not taken into account.

What managerial problems and opportunities do you see as a result of your work? what can you tell about the slack?

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OpenClinica: Printing subject casebooks, blank casebooks and blank CRFs

Wanna print subject casebooks using OpenClinica? This article is an extract from a video demo from the OpenClinica blog website. Click the link below now.

Source: http://blog.openclinica.com/2014/10/06/video-demos-printing-subject-casebooks-blank-casebooks-and-blank-crfs/

Happy Printing!!!

 

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Society of the Sojourner

Dear Readers,

Please accept our apologies for having ”dropped off the planet earth” during the last 6 months, with not producing any new posts on this blog.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we here, at EDC Developer, do hope that you have not given up on reading us…

Actually, in some ways…we did go ”off road”…

More details about this will be coming very soon …

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Central Designer – Troubleshooting Tips

If an edit check or function fails to behave as expected, it is time to use your ‘troubleshooting’ skills. The following tips may help you when you are troubleshooting rules in InForm:

Rules:

• check if rules are running
• check the rule logic
• check Rule Dependencies: a rule on a form has access to items on that form, but not other forms or other visits
• check InForm machine’s Application Event Log

Though some vendors will correct major problems with their products by releasing entirely new versions, other vendors may fix minor bugs by issuing patches, small software updates that address problems detected by users or developers.

Check the release notes for Central Designer for known problems. The release notes provide descriptions and workaround solutions for known problems.

Remember that there is a report available you can run “Data Entry Rule Actions Report”. This report outputs all data entry rules in CSV format and can be formatted into an edit check specification documentation for QA testing.

A rule can be written in more than one way, which makes it difficult to impose any restrictions:

Scenario: Route item has 3 choices. OP, SC and IV. Query should fire if the user does not choose either OP or SC. This rule could be written in many ways:

–Value = route.Value

If (value == 3)

–Value = route.Value == 3

If (value == true)

–Value = !(route.Value == 3)

If (value == false)

–Value = (route.Value == 1 || route.Value == 2)

If (value == false)

–Value = route.Value !=1 && route.Value != 2

If (value == true)

Keep it consistent across the trial. Do not overuse the conditional statements when a simple range check should be program.

Note: Be aware that if you want to reuse a rule that uses data from a logical schema in another study, the other study must also contain the logical schema.

If you have explored most of the obvious possibilities and still
cannot get your rule / edit check to work, ask someone in your team to peer review the build.

 

Test Cases

• unit test your code
• context available for defining test cases
• Site name, date/time, locale; Form associations; Empty values; Unknown dates; Repeating objects
• test case results: Pass or Fail based on expected results
• perform formal QA / QT

Remember to check the Event log via Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer

Reference Document : Central Designer – Rule Troubleshooting.pdf

Your comments and questions are valued and encouraged.
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Data Management Plan in Clinical Trials

 

The preparation of the data management plan (DMP) is a simple, straightforward approach designed to promote and ensure comprehensive project planning.

The data management plan typically contains the following items. They are:

1. Introduction/Purpose of the document
2. Scope of application/Definitions
3. Abbreviations
4. Who/what/where/when
5. Project Schedule/Major Project Milestones
6. Updates of the DMP
7. Appendix

The objective of this guidelines is to define the general content of the Data Management Plan (DMP) and the procedures for developing and maintaining this document.

The abbreviation section could include all acronyms used within a particular study for further clarification.

e.g. CRF = Case Report Form
TA = Therapeutic Area

The Who/What/Where/When section should describe the objective of the study specific data management plans for ABC study. This section provides detail information about the indications, the number of subjects planned for the study, countries participating in the clinical trial, monitoring guidelines (SDV) or partial SDV, if any CROs or 3rd party are involved in the study (e.g. IVRS, central labs), which database will be used to collect study information (e.g. Clintrial, Oracle Clinical, Medidata Rave or Inform EDC).

The Appendix provides a place to put supporting information, allowing the body of the DMP to be kept concise and at more summary levels. For example, you could document Database Access of team members, Self-evident correction plan, Data Entry plan if using Double-data entry systems or Paper-Based clinical trials systems.

Remember, this is a living document and must be updated throughout the course of the clinical trial.

If problems arise during the life of a project, our first hunch would be that the project was not properly planned.

Reference: Role of Project Management in Clinical Trials
Your comments and questions are valued and encouraged.
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CDISC Clinical Research “A” Terminology

acronym: A word formed from the beginning letters (e.g., ANSI) or a combination of syllables and letters (e.g., MedDRA) of a name or phrase.	admission criteria:Basis for selecting target population for a clinical trial. Subjects must be screened to ensure that their characteristics match a list of admission criteria and that none of their characteristics match any single one of the exclusion criteria set up for the study.	algorithm: Step-by-step procedure for solving a mathematical problem; also used to describe step-by-step procedures for making a series of choices among alternative decisions to reach a calculated result or decision.
amendment: A written description of a change(s) to, or formal clarification of, a protocol.	analysis dataset:An organized collection of data or information with a common theme arranged in rows and columns and represented as a single file; comparable to a database table.	analysis variables: Variables used to test the statistical hypotheses identified in the protocol and analysis plan; variables to be analyzed.
approvable letter:An official communication from FDA to an NDA/BLA sponsor that lists issues to be resolved before an approval can be issued. [Modified from 21 CFR 314.3;Guidance to Industry and FDA Staff	arm: A planned sequence of elements, typically equivalent to a treatment group.	attribute (n): In data modeling, refers to specific items of data that can be collected for a class.
audit:A systematic and independent examination of trial-related activities and documents to determine whether the evaluated trial-related activities were conducted and the data were recorded, analyzed, and accurately reported according to the protocol, sponsor’s standard operating procedures (SOPs), good clinical practice (GCP), and the applicable regulatory requirement(s). [ICH E6 Glossary]	audit report: A written evaluation by the auditor of the results of the audit. [Modified from ICH E6 Glossary]	audit trail. A process that captures details such as additions, deletions, or alterations of information in an electronic record without obliterating the original record. An audit trail facilitates the reconstruction of the history of such actions relating to the electronic record.

Source:Applied Clinical Trials

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Assigning Libraries to Access and Store SAS® Data

Use SAS learning software to learn how to assign libraries to access and store SAS data.

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