Specify when subjects can titrate

Perform this task only if the protocol allows subjects to titrate based on input from a clinician at the site. This procedure also applies to rollover studies.

You can assign a kit type titration to an unscheduled visit the same way that you would do it for a regular kit.

You can't drag a kit type titration to the first dispensation visit. You must dispense without titration for the first dispensation visit, and then you can allow titration starting at the second or later dispensation visit. Additionally, you can't drag the kit type titration to the randomization visit, the study completion visit, the withdrawal visit, or a scheduled visit that hasn't been scheduled yet.

To perform this task, you must first create kit type titrations that determine how subjects can change dose levels and define the dispensation schedule. For step-by-step instructions, see Define how subjects titrate and Define the dispensation schedule.

To specify when subjects can titrate:

  1. Access the Draft version of a study as described in Open a study's design.
  2. Click Study Supplies.
  3. Click the Kits tab.
  4. On the Visits & Events pane, locate the second dispensation visit.
  5. Drag a kit type titration to the second dispensation visit (even if subjects aren't allowed to titrate during that visit).
  6. Complete the fields on the Add Titration to Visit Schedule dialog and click Next.
    Field Description
    Select Treatment Arm
    In the field in the upper right, choose the treatment arm(s) that the dose titration applies to.

    Note:

    Choosing the All Subjects option for an unscheduled visit won't allow site users to dispense kit type titrations to subjects who aren't randomized.
    Dispense column
    Specify when subjects are allowed to titrate. Only visits in which subjects are allowed to titrate appear in the list.
    • To allow subjects to titrate in a visit, select both the Dispense checkbox to the left of the visit and the Allow Titration checkbox at the end of the row.
    • To prevent subjects from titrating in a visit, select the Dispense checkbox to the left of the visit and leave Allow Titration deselected. If titration is allowed in the future as a result of a protocol amendment, this workflow will make your future changes easier.
    DND (Days) column

    Enter the minimum number of days before the kit's expiration date that the kit cannot be dispensed to a subject. For example, if the kit has enough product for 30 days, and the patient can come in up to 7 days after the scheduled visit, the DND must be at least 37. Want more help with this field?

    Dispense Outside Window column

    Check this column if kits can be dispensed outside the visit window. Site users are notified that a visit is out of window but can still dispense the kits. Leave Unchecked to prevent site users from dispensing to subjects who come in outside the visit window.

    For an unscheduled visit, you don't see this column.

    Allow Titration column

    Instructions on how to complete cells in the column can be found on the Dispense column row, in this table.

  7. Complete the remaining pages in the wizard and click Next. One page appears for each kit type that is dispensed in the kit type titration.
    • In the Quantity field, enter the number of rounds of treatment to dispense in the visit.

      When determining this value, consider the amount of time that will pass before the next dispensation visit and the amount of time that each dispensation visit supplies for. For instance, consider a treatment arm that dispenses 1 bottle of Kit A and 1 bottle of Kit B, and each bottle lasts 1 week. Subjects come in for dispensation visits during Week 1, Week 2, and Week 4. For Week 1, you need to supply the subject with 2 bottles, but the 2 bottles constitute 1 round of treatment, so you should enter 1. For week 2, you need to supply the subject with 4 bottles, which are 2 rounds of treatment, so you should enter 2.

  8. Click Finish.
    An icon appears on every visit in which subjects can titrate up or down.
Tips:
  • To check or change the work you did on a visit, click the visit in Visits & Events.
  • To see details about dose changes, point to the kit type titration that's in the box for a treatment arm.
  • To edit the dispensation schedule for individual kit types, click the plus sign (+) for the treatment arm.
  • To edit the dispensation schedule for kit type titrations, click the edit icon on the treatment arm.

    After a kit type titration has been added to a visit, you can edit only the name and settings for a kit type titration, and you can't delete the kit type titration. The same rules apply after a study has been approved.

  • If a study has been approved, you can update the name and settings for a kit type titration
  • To remove a kit type titration from a treatment arm, click the trash can for the kit type titration.