The InclusionExclusionCriteria element can contain 2 lists of Criterion elements, represented by the 2 elements InclusionCriteria and ExclusionCriteria. Together, these criteria determine the eligibility of a subject for the study. The actual condition to be evaluated is contained in an ODM ConditionDef, which is referenced by each Criterion‟s ConditionOID attribute.
Element Name | InclusionExclusionCriteria |
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Parent Element(s) | Protocol |
Element XPath(s) | /ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion/Protocol/InclusionExclusionCriteria |
Element Textual Value | None |
Usage | Optional |
Attributes | None |
Child Elements | (InclusionCriteria?, ExclusionCriteria? |
Example:
InclusionExclusionCriteria
<Protocol> <InclusionExclusionCriteria> <!-- List of criteria for inclusion of subjects in the study --> <InclusionCriteria> <Criterion OID="CRIT.001" Name="Age criterion 1" ConditionOID="COND.AGE_1"> <Description><TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Subjects must be of age 18 years or older</TranslatedText></Description> </Criterion> <Criterion OID="CRIT.002" Name="Age criterion 2" ConditionOID="COND.AGE_2"> <Description><TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Subjects must be of age 64 years or younger</TranslatedText></Description> <Coding> </Criterion> <Criterion OID="CRIT.003" Name="Diabetes Type 2 criterion" ConditionOID="COND.DIAB2"> <Description><TranslatedText Type="text/plain">Subject has a diagnosis of Diabetes Type 2</TranslatedText></Description> <Coding Code="44054006" System="http://snomed.info/sct" SystemName="SNOMED-CT" SystemVersion="2019.10.03"/> </Criterion> </InclusionCriteria> <!-- List of criteria for exclusion of subjects in the study --> <ExclusionCriteria> <Criterion OID="CRIT.004" Name="Pregnancy criterion" ConditionOID="COND.PREGNANCY"> <Description><TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Pregnant women may not be included in the study</TranslatedText></Description> <Coding Code="77386006" System="http://snomed.info/sct" SystemName="SNOMED-CT" SystemVersion="2019.10.03"/> </Criterion> </ExclusionCriteria> </InclusionExclusionCriteria> </Protocol> <!-- The conditions --> <ConditionDef OID="COND.AGE_1" Name="Age condition: minimum age is 16 years"> <Description> <TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Subjects must be of age 18 years or older</TranslatedText> </Description> <!-- SNOMED-CT code for "age" is 397669002, for "unit of time" it is 258695005, for "year" it is 258707000 --> <FormalExpression Context="SNOMED CT Expression Constraint Language"> <Code><![CDATA[ 397669002 |Age| >= 18, 258695005 |Unit of time| = 258707000 |year| ]]></Code> </FormalExpression> </ConditionDef> <ConditionDef OID="COND.AGE_2" Name="Age condition: maximum age is 64 years"> <Description> <TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Subjects must be of age 64 years or younger</TranslatedText> </Description> <!-- SNOMED-CT code for "age" is 397669002, for "unit of time" it is 258695005, for "year" it is 258707000 --> <!-- The code is SNOMED C --> <FormalExpression Context="SNOMED CT Expression Constraint Language"> <Code><![CDATA[ 397669002 |Age| <= 64, 258695005 |Unit of time| = 258707000 |year| ]]></Code> </FormalExpression> </ConditionDef> <ConditionDef OID="COND.DIAB2" Name="Condition of a diagnosis of diabetes type 2"> <Description> <TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Subject has a diagnosis of Diabetes Type 2</TranslatedText> </Description> <!-- SNOMED-CT code for Diabetes Type 2 is 44054006 (Diabetes mellitus type 2 (disorder)) --> <FormalExpression Context="SNOMED CT Expression Constraint Language"> <Code><![CDATA[ 43940101 | Diagnosis| = 44054006 |Diabetes mellitus type 2| ]]></Code> </FormalExpression> </ConditionDef> <ConditionDef OID="COND.PREGNANCY" Name="Condition of pregnancy"> <Description> <TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">Pregnancy</TranslatedText> </Description> <!-- SNOMED-CT code for Pregnancy is 77386006 --> <FormalExpression Context="SNOMED CT Expression Constraint Language"> <Code>77386006 |Pregnancy|</Code> </FormalExpression> </ConditionDef>