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These specific implementation details for this instrument are meant to be used in conjunction with the SDTMIG. All CDISC QRS documentation packages can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/foundational/qrs.

The CDISC Intellectual Property Policy can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/about/bylaws.

1.1 Representations and Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and Disclaimers

This document is a supplement to the SDTMIG for Human Clinical Trials and is covered under Appendix F of that document, which describes representations, warranties, limitations of liability, and disclaimers. Please see Appendix F of the SDTMIG for a complete version of this material.

CDISC specifies how to structure the data that has been collected in a database, not what should be collected or how to conduct clinical assessments or implement protocols. CDISC disclaims any liability for your use of this material.

Although the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has provided input with regard to this supplement, this input does not constitute US FDA endorsement of any particular instrument.  (Include this line only for supplements that the US FDA will be reviewing.  Please DO NOT MODIFY the sentence.)

2 Copyright Status

For copyrighted instruments use the following text:  Name of copyright holder (e.g., Board of Regents of The University of Texas System) owns the copyright for the CRQ-SAS FIRST ADMINISTRATION VERSION instrument and has granted CDISC permission to include this supplement in the CDISC inventory of QRS data standards supplements. (For supplements that are to be distributed by the copyright holder, add: Name of copyright holder (e.g., Board of Regents of The University of Texas System) will distribute the CDISC supplement package to sponsors when they are approved to use this instrument.) Hence, CDISC developed QSTESTCD and QSTEST for each item based on the actual text on the instrument.

be used in conjunction with the SDTMIG. All CDISC QRS documentation packages can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/foundational/qrs.

The CDISC Intellectual Property Policy can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/about/bylaws.

1.1 Representations and Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and Disclaimers

This document is a supplement to the SDTMIG for Human Clinical Trials and is covered under Appendix F of that document, which describes representations, warranties, limitations of liability, and disclaimers. Please see Appendix F of the SDTMIG for a complete version of this material.

CDISC specifies how to structure the data that has been collected in a database, not what should be collected or how to conduct clinical assessments or implement protocols. CDISC disclaims any liability for your use of this material.

Although the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has provided input with regard to this supplement, this input does not constitute US FDA endorsement of any particular instrument.

2 Copyright Status

McMaster University owns the copyright for the CRQ-SAS FIRST ADMINISTRATION VERSION instrument and has granted CDISC permission to include this supplement in the CDISC inventory of QRS data standards supplements. McMaster University will distribute the CDISC supplement package to sponsors when they are approved to use this instrument. Hence, CDISC developed QSTESTCD and QSTEST For public domain instruments use the following text: CDISC believes this instrument to be in the public domain, but you should perform your own assessment. CDISC has included the CRQ-SAS FIRST ADMINISTRATION VERSION in the CDISC inventory of QRS data standards supplements. Hence, CDISC developed QSTESTCD and QSTEST for each item based on the actual text on the instrument. There may be many versions of this instrument. CDISC has chosen to use this version as the data standard.

The CDISC documentation of this instrument consists of: (1) controlled terminology, (2) standard database structure with examples, and (3) CRF(s) annotated with the CDISC SDTMIG variables with submission values. 

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Note: CDISC Controlled Terminology is maintained by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Enterprise Vocabulary Services (EVS). The most recent version should be accessed through the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/terminology/controlled-terminology.

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Include the following statements as standalone paragraphs for copyrighted instruments:

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CDISC acknowledges Dr. Gordon H. Guyatt Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for the approval to include the CRQ-SAS FIRST ADMINISTRATION VERSION in the CDISC data standards.

Reference for the CRQ-SAS FIRST ADMINISTRATION VERSION:

• Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire Self-Administered Standardized Format (CRQ-SAS) First Administration Version (Copyright 2001 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire Self-Administered including the standardized Dyspnea Domain (CRQSAS), Principal authors G.H. Guyatt and Dr. H.J. Schunemann, is the copyright of McMaster University (Copyright 2001, McMaster University).

.Rush, A.J., Carmody, T. and Reimitz, P.E. The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS): Clinician (IDS-C) and self-report (IDS-SR) ratings of depressive symptoms. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 9:45-59, 2000. 

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