The DS domain provides an accounting for all subjects who entered the study. It includes disposition events and protocol milestones (e.g., informed consent obtained, randomized). Sponsors may choose which disposition events and milestones/other events to submit for a study.
This includes disposition events that describe a subject's completion status or reason for discontinuation of the entire study or a phase or segment of the study, including screening and post-treatment follow-up. The codelist used for DSDECOD is specific to this situation. (NCOMPLT) is used when DSCAT = "DISPOSTION EVENT".
Example CRF: Protocol milestones (e.g., informed consent)
DSCATDSCAT="PROTOCOL MILESTONE" where DSDECOD and DSTERM="INFORMED CONSENT OBTAINED"
Hidden/pre-populated
PROTOCOL MILESTONE
<DSCAT codelist>
Record the date of informed consent as defined in the protocol and/or CRF completion instructions using this format (DD-MON-YYYY).
DSSTDATDSSTDTC
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Record the time (as complete as possible) of informed consent as defined in the protocol and/or CRF completion instructions.
DSSTTIMDSSTDTC
_ _ : _ _ : _ _
CDASH Variable
Order
Question Text
Prompt
CRF Completion Instructions
Type
SDTMIG Target Value
SDTMIG Target Mapping
Controlled Terminology Code List Name
CRF Implementation Notes
Permissible Values
Pre-Populated Value
Query Display
List Style
Hidden
DSCAT
1
What was the category of the disposition?
Disposition Category
If collected on the CRF, the sponsor provides instructions to ensure the data is entered as intended.
Text
DSCAT
DSCAT="PROTOCOL MILESTONE" where DSDECOD and DSTERM="INFORMED CONSENT OBTAINED"
(DSCAT)
Refer to the SDTMIG for guidelines for assigning DSCAT, DSTERM, and DSDECOD for events considered protocol milestones.
PROTOCOL MILESTONE
prompt
Yes
DSSTDAT
2
What was the informed consent date?
Informed Consent Date
Record the date of informed consent as defined in the protocol and/or CRF completion instructions using this format (DD-MON-YYYY).
Date
DSSTDTC
qtext
DSSTTIM
3
What was the informed consent time?
Informed Consent Time
Record the time (as complete as possible) of informed consent as defined in the protocol and/or CRF completion instructions.
Time
DSSTDTC
qtext
Example CRF :Study Participation Disposition Event
DSCAT
Hidden/pre-populated
DISPOSITION EVENT
<DSCAT codelist>
Document the subject's status at study completion. If the subject discontinued prematurely, record the primary reason for discontinuation.
What was the subject's status?
DSDECOD
<NCOMPLT codelist>
If Adverse Event is selected from the Status list, provide the verbatim reason.
DSTERM
_________________
Record the date that the subject completed the study using this format (DD-MON-YYYY). If the subject did not complete the study, record the date that the subject discontinued.
DSSTDATDSSTDTC
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Record the time (as complete as possible) that the subject completed the study. If the subject did not complete the study, record the time (as complete as possible) that the subject discontinued.
DSSTTIMDSSTDTC
_ _ : _ _ : _ _
CDASH Variable
Order
Question Text
Prompt
CRF Completion Instructions
Type
SDTMIG Target Variable
SDTMIG Target Mapping
Controlled Terminology Code List Name
CRF Implementation Notes
Permissible Values
Pre-Populated Value
Query Display
List Style
Hidden
DSCAT
1
What was the category of the disposition?
Disposition Category
If collected on the CRF, the sponsor provides instructions to ensure the data is entered as intended.
Text
DSCAT
(DSCAT)
DISPOSITION EVENT
prompt
Yes
DSDECOD
2
What was the subject's status?
Status
Document the subject's status at study completion. If the subject discontinued prematurely, record the primary reason for discontinuation.
Text
DSDECOD
(NCOMPLT)
The Controlled Terminology (NCOMPLT) is focused on disposition events, and is used when DSCAT is "DISPOSITION EVENT".
COMPLETED; ADVERSE EVENT; DEATH; DISEASE RELAPSE; LACK OF EFFICACY; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STUDY DRUG; PHYSICIAN DECISION; PREGNANCY; PROGRESSIVE DISEASE; PROTOCOL DEVIATION; RECOVERY; SITE TERMINATED BY SPONSOR; STUDY TERMINATED BY SPONSOR; TECHNICAL PROBLEMS; WITHDRAWAL BY PARENT/GUARDIAN; WITHDRAWAL BY SUBJECT
radio
DSTERM
3
If adverse event, specify
Specify
If Adverse Event is selected from the Status list, provide the verbatim reason.
Text
DSTERM
If DSTERM was collected as an adverse event, Specify", populate the SDTMIG variable DSTERM with the free text and populate DSDECOD with the standardized text from (NCOMPLT).
prompt
DSSTDAT
4
What was the study completion/discontinuation date?
Study Completion/Discontinuation Date
Record the date that the subject completed the study using this format (DD-MON-YYYY). If the subject did not complete the study, record the date that the subject discontinued.
Date
DSSTDTC
DSSTTIM
5
What was the study completion/discontinuation time?
Study Completion/Discontinuation Time
Record the time (as complete as possible) that the subject completed the study. If the subject did not complete the study, record the time (as complete as possible) that the subject discontinued.
Time
DSSTDTC
Rows 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18:
Show records for protocol milestones. DSTERM and DSDECOD are populated with the same value, the name of the milestone. Note that for randomization events, EPOCH = "SCREENING", because randomization occurred before the start of treatment, during the screening epoch.
Rows 3-5:
Show 3 records for a subject who completed 3 stages of the study ("SCREENING", "TREATMENT", "FOLLOW-UP").
Row 7:
Shows disposition of a subject who was a screen failure. The verbatim reason the subject was a screen failure is represented in DSTERM. Because the subject did not complete the screening epoch, DSDECOD is not “COMPLETED” but another appropriate controlled term, "PROTOCOL VIOLATION". The date of discontinuation is in DSSTDTC. The protocol deviation event itself would be represented in the DV dataset.
Rows 10-11:
Show disposition of a subject who completed the screening stage but did not complete the treatment stage. For completed epochs, both DSTERM and DSDECOD are "COMPLETED". For epochs that were not completed, the verbatim reason for non-completion of the treatment epoch is in DSTERM, while the value from controlled terminology is in DSDECOD.
Rows 14-16:
Show disposition of a subject who completed treatment, but did not complete follow-up. Note that for final disposition event, the date of collection of the event information, DSDTC, was different from the date of the disposition event (the subject's death), DSSTDTC.
Rows 19-21:
Show disposition of a subject who discontinued the treatment epoch due to an adverse event, but who went on to complete the follow-up phase of the trial.