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1 Introduction

This document describes the CDISC implementation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Version 4 (FACT-G V4) QRSSUPP-670 - Getting issue details... STATUS  instrument.

CDISC did not modify this questionnaires, ratings, and scales (QRS) instrument to meet Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization (CDASH) case report form (CRF) standards.

The representation of data collected for this instrument is based on the Study Data Tabulation Model Implementation Guide (SDTMIG) Questionnaires (QS) domain model, which can be found on the CDISC website at: https://www.cdisc.org/standards/foundational/sdtmig.

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.  

2 Copyright Status

David Cella, PhD, owns the copyright for the FACT-G V4 instrument and has granted CDISC permission to include this supplement 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.

These materials discuss and/or include the FACIT Measurement System, which is owned exclusively by Dr. David Cella. No part of the FACIT Measurement System may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of Dr. David Cella and payment of any applicable fees. Copyright Dr. David Cella. All rights reserved. Copyright 1987, 1997 David Cella, PhD.

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. 

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.

CDISC has developed this documentation at no cost to the copyright holder or any additional cost to users of the instrument beyond the normal license fees charged by the copyright holder.

CDISC acknowledges Dr. David Cella and FACIT.org, for the approval to include the FACT-G V4 in the CDISC data standards.

Reference for the FACT-G V4:

• FACIT.org for more information as well as the scoring guide.

3 The QS Domain Model

3.1 Assumptions for the QS Domain Model

All assumptions and business rules described in the SDTMIG QS domain are applicable to this supplement. Additional assumptions specific to the FACT-G V4 are listed below.

The FACT-G V4 is a multiple-choice health-related general quality of life questionnaire about problems associated with cancer. It consists of 27 items rated on a 5-point scale.

1. All items rated on a 5-point scale include a numeric rating (0-4) and a definition of what is represented by the rating (e.g., 0 = "Not at all", 4 = "Very much"). For the FACT-G V4, QSORRES is populated with the text description; the numeric rating is represented in the standardized character and numeric result variables QSSTRESC and QSSTRESN.

   1. FAC00114 may be rated on a 5-point scale or the subject may prefer not to answer. When the checkbox is marked that the subject prefers not to answer the item, this is noted with QSSTAT = "NOT DONE" and QSREASND = "PREFER NOT TO ANSWER". QSORRES, QSSTRESC, and QSSTRESN are all missing.

2. The time period of evaluation for the FACT-G V4 is populated in the QSEVLINT field in ISO 8601 format when the evaluation interval can be precisely described as duration. The evaluation interval for the FACT-G V4 is the past 7 days (QSEVLINT = "-P7D").

3. Items are divided into 4 subcategories QRSSUPP-666 - Getting issue details... STATUS represented in QSSCAT: "PHYSICAL WELL-BEING", "SOCIAL/FAMILY WELL-BEING", "EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING", and "FUNCTIONAL WELL-BEING".

4. Records are created in qs.xpt for every item on the instrument: 

   1. For items with no data, QSORRES, QSSTRESC, and QSSTRESN are all missing and QSSTAT = "NOT DONE".  If the reason is known then that reason is represented in QSREASND (e.g., QSREASND = "PREFER NOT TO ANSWER"). If the reason is unknown, then QSSTAT = "NOT DONE" and QSREASND is missing.

5. The FACT-G V4 instrument includes subscale scores for each subcategory in addition to a total score per FACIT.org's scoring materials and are considered as captured data on the CRF and are not considered as derived in the example below. These scores may be submitted in SDTM or derived in the Analysis Data Model (ADaM) per scoring instructions from FACIT.org.

   1. Subscores and total scores are represented in QSORRES.

   2. If scores are received or derived by the sponsor, it is recommended that they are submitted to SDTM and verified in ADaM whenever feasible.
6. Terminology

   1. QSCAT, QSTESTCD, and QSTEST values are included in CDISC Controlled Terminology.

   2. A full list of value sets for the result field is provided in Section 4, SDTM Mapping Strategy.

3.2 Example for the QRS FACT-G V4 QS Domain Model

The FACT-G V4 example below shows the terminology used to implement the instrument in the QS domain. This example shows the data for 1 subject collected at the baseline visit for the FACT-G V4 instrument. The example uses CDISC Controlled Terminology for QSTESTCD, QSTEST, and QSCAT. All original results, matching the CRF item response text, are represented in QSORRES. This result is then represented as a standard numeric score in QSSTRESN and as a standard character representation in QSSTRESC.

The following table QRSSUPP-667 - Getting issue details... STATUS represents the items from the FACT-G V4 instrument. The subject was not evaluated on this instrument at visit 2. Since the visit was missed, the reason for not completing the visit was not collected, and no date is assumed for when the visit would have occurred.

4 SDTM Mapping Strategy

This section is used for reference regarding the CRF data capture and to understand the alignment of the instrument to the SDTM QS domain. It also provides guidance on how the result variables (QSORRES, QSSTRESC, and QSSTRESN) should be populated.

QSSCAT alignment with QSTESTCD

As stated in Section 3.1, Assumptions, items on the FACT-G V4 are grouped into subcategories. The following table includes the subcategory names along with the applicable item numbers for each category. The values of the subcategories are used to populate QSSCAT and are annotated on the CRF.

All QSTESTCDs

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