Study

A researcher can create many studies within Medable Axon. A study is the container for all of the features described in this user guide.

When a user lands on the "Studies" home page from the Axon menu, they will see all of the studies in the Medable Organization.

Create Study

Navigation: Axon > Studies > Create Study

The following describes each field available to configure:

*Notes the field is required

FieldDescriptionData Format
Name*Name of the studyShort Text
CodesSpecial internal code you can give to your study. It may reference an external system or an IRB Application numberShort Text
DescriptionDescription of your studyLong Text
FieldField of studyComma separated list of text
Start DateThe beginning of the study.Short Date - This field is informational only and can be used to trigger events in your app through customizations using Medable Cortex.
End DateThe end of the studyShort Date - This field is informational only and can be used to trigger events in your app through customizations using Medable Cortex.
Limited EnrollmentRequires users to have an invitation to participate in the studyCheck box
PublicIf true, allows users to participate anonymouslyCheck box

View/Edit/Delete Study

Navigation: Axon > Studies > View Study

Once a user creates a study, they can view/edit/delete the study from the view mode of the study record. Click Edit to update any study information. Click Delete from the bottom of the page from view mode to delete a study.

WARNING: Deleting a study will delete the study and all of the related data to that study. Be very careful when deleting studies in Axon

Study Information

Navigation: Axon > Studies> View Study > Edit Study Data

The study information screens allow you to create content that will display in the Axon App about your study. This information will appear in the one-time help tutorial about how to use the app and it will also show in the Resources menu in the Axon App.

The Study information screen comes with two preconfigured sections, "About this Study" and "How this study works." You can create any number of custom sections following those sections.

The following describes each field available to configure:

*Notes the field is required

FieldDescriptionData Format
TitleHeader for the sectionShort Text
ContentThe information you want to show in the app to the userLong Text
Content is HTMLAllows you to identify whether your content uses HTML to format the informationLong Text
Web LinkDirects the user to a web link instead of showing the contentShort Text/URLExample: https://www.medable.com

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