This section illustrates example analysis datasets for the following endpoints:

• Percent change in ejection fraction over time
• Decline in ejection fraction over a time period (1 year) grouped by a decline greater than 10.0%.
• Percent change in NTproBNP over a period of time (1 year)

Source Data

The SDTM examples used as the source data are from Section 2.1, Basic CMR Tests for Systolic Function. The CV dataset contains 16 rows, 1-8 for visit 1 and 9-16 for visit 6. Of these rows, the CVTESTCD = "LVEF_C" and CVTESTCD = "RVEF_C" representing the Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Calculated (%) for left and right were selected for the analysis. The LB dataset test where LBTESTCD = "BNPPRONT" was used to add the value of BNPPRONT to compute the percent change over time, and then it was added as a potential covariate in each row for the last analysis. As in all ADaM datasets, the Subject Level Analysis Dataset (ADSL) was merged in to the SDTM datasets to capture all the necessary demographics, treatments and other required variables for analysis of the data.

Example Analysis Datasets

The analysis datasets for this example include treatment and demographic information drawn from the Subject Level Analysis Dataset (ADSL), defined in the Metadata Tables below. Only some of the required variables from ADSL are shown for illustrative purposes. The ADSL incorporates demographics, treatment groups, study dates, and stratification variables.  Additional information on the ADSL can be found in Section 2.3.1 of the ADaM Implementation Guide (ADaMIG) v1.3.

The ADSL is combined with other SDTM dataset to create the analysis datasets. More than one SDTM dataset can be combined in this way. Also, stratification variables can be created in the ADSL to subset by, or to add variables needed in the analyses. For instance,  stratification variable might be type of concomitant medications, such as an ACE inhibitors. for this we added a flag ACEMEDFL, which is coded Y or N. Another variable added; body surface area (BSABL), is derived from the LB dataset at the baseline visit and added to ADSL. However, when the subjects are children, the body surface area changes over time. Therefore, an additional non-standard variable is added to the analysis dataset with the subject's current BSA by visit. 

The ADCVNTP dataset includes tests pertinent to these analyses. The record LB are selected where CVTESTCD is equal to "LVEF_C" or "RVEF_C".  It also includes a subset of the Laboratory Results (LB) SDTM dataset, for which LBTESTCD is equal to "BNPPRONT". The relationship dataset RELREC illustrates the relationship between datasets. In this case, many lab draws may occur throughout the year, but only those linked to a specific visit are included. By subsetting the LB dataset with LBLNKID not missing, laboratory data that aligns with CV data can be filtered out and sorted using USUBJID and VISIT. If LBLNKID is not available, a windowing strategy could be used to select the laboratory draw closest to that visit for merging with CV, computed in AVISIT. In the example, only two LB records are shown which are linked to CV where CVTESTCD = "LVEF_C" or CVTESTCD = "R.VEF_C"

ADCVMR is an efficacy analysis dataset with only a few records for more complex modeling of changes in ejection fraction, plus the ProB-type test results. It is an ADaM Basic Data Structure (BDS) dataset, with additional variables added from ADCVNTP.

The tableS below showsthe example analysis dataset metadata and parameters used for the analysis. 

Analysis Datasets

The subsequent section provides the data structures for the example ADaM datasets. In this example, columns for derived variables BASE, CHG, PCHG and CHGCAT1 have been added to facilitate analyses of the efficacy endpoints. Specifically, example demographic data for ADSL were created for an 8 year old male. Also, a custom variable for BSA at baseline (BSABASE), and an example of a stratification variable for subjects with was added from ADSL.

Example 1 

This example dataset shows the findings and additional analysis variables associated with:

• Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Calculated (%)
• Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Calculated (%)
• N-Terminal ProB-type Natriuretic Peptide (pg/mL)

Example 2 

The dataset above can also be set up to provide multivariate analyses by taking the lab tests of interest, transposing and merging with the ADCVNTP dataset. In that case, the records from LB are not needed as a row.

Example Analysis Results Metadata (ARM) Tables

These tables may be included in the submission package for regulatory agencies. They describe the analyses conducted for the study (usually limited to primary and secondary  endpoints) with details on data and analysis procedures used. 

table 1

tABLE 2, ADD SOME COVARIATES TO THE MODEL

Move to table 3  This example uses the dataset ADCVNTP, selecting for the parameter "N-Terminal ProB-type Natriuretic Peptide (IU/L)".