| Element Name | StudyIntervention |
|---|---|
| Parent Elements | StudyInterventions |
| Element XPath(s) | /ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion/Protocol/StudyInterventions/StudyIntervention |
| Element Text Value | None |
| Cardinality | One or more |
| Attributes | OID |
| Child Elements | (Description, Coding*) |
| Usage/Business Rules |
The StudyIntervention element allows to describe a study intervention (medication, treatment, therapy ...) for the clinical study.
The human-readable description is provided in the Description element. The Coding element can be used to provide a machine-readable code for the indication, for example ATC M01AE01 code for "Ibuprofen" when used as a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug.
Example
StudyIntervention
<StudyIntervention>
<Description>
<TranslatedText xml:lang="en" Type="text/plain">200 mg Ibuprofen</TranslatedText>
<!-- The ATC code for Ibuprofen is M01AE01.
In this example we use the international OID for "ATC", which is "1.3.6.1.4.1.18458.7.2".
See e.g. https://www.hl7.org/fhir/identifier-registry.html-->
<Coding Code="M01AE01" CodeSystem="urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.18458.7.2" CodeSystemName="ATC"/>
</Description>
</StudyIntervention>