Learn how to create and manage Study Team Assignments.
Study Team Assignments
- Creating a Study Team Assignment assigns a site staff user to a study.
- An assignment grants the site staff user access to view a study and the study-related documents.
- To create a Study Team Assignment, the user must already have a SiteVault account for your site.
- Study Team Assignments can be viewed in the following areas of SiteVault eReg:
- Study > Study Team Assignments
- Administration > Staff
- Study Team Assignment States
- There are 3 possible states for a Study Team Assignment: Proposed, Active, and Inactive.
- Study Team Assignments are created in the Proposed state.
- Study Team Assignments can toggle between Active and Inactive.
- Study Team Assignments can only be deleted in the Proposed state.
- When an Assignment is updated to the Active state, the user’s documents (CV, licenses, etc.) are added to the study.
- When a Study Team Assignment with the role of Principal Investigator is changed to Active, the Principal Investigator (PI) field on the study is automatically updated to that PI.
Digital Delegation and Study Team Assignments
- Studies utilizing SiteVault Digital Delegation use Study Team Assignments as part of the delegated responsibilities approval process.
- When you update the assigned PI on the study, the status of any existing study delegations are updated to Accepted - PI Approval Needed. The delegations will become active again when the new PI approves.
- Study Team Assignment Start Date-Time and End Date-Time Fields
- Admins can edit the date fields when the study staff member is in one of the following states:
- Proposed
- Proposed Changes - Acceptance Needed
- These fields are present when Digital Delegation is enabled on a study.
- When an assignment moves to the Active state and the Start Date-Time field is empty, the field is populated with the current date.
- When an assignment moves to the Inactive state and the End Date-Time field is empty, the field is populated with the current date.
For more on Study Team Assignments, see the Assigning Study Teams, Partner Organizations, and Products training video.
Study Team Assignment Tasks
Create Study Team Assignment
Complete the following steps to create a Study Team Assignment.
- Navigate to the Studies tab.
- Locate and select the study from the Study Identifier column.
- Expand the Study Team Assignment section.
- Select the Create button.
- Complete the Study Role field.
- Note: When a Study Team Assignment with the role of Principal Investigator is changed to Active, the Principal Investigator (PI) field on the study is automatically updated to that PI.
- Complete the User field.
- If available, complete the Start Date-Time field.
- If not completed, the field is automatically populated with the date the staff study assignment became Active in SiteVault.
- If applicable, complete the End Date-Time field.
- If not completed, the field is automatically populated with the date the staff study assignment became Inactive in SiteVault.
- Select Save to complete the process.
- If appropriate, from the Workflow Actions menu, change the Study Team Assignment to Active.
Edit Study Team Assignment
Complete the following steps to change a Study Team Assignment
- Navigate to the Studies tab.
- Locate and select the study from the Study Identifier column.
- Expand the Study Team Assignment section.
- Locate and select the Study Team Assignment requiring an update.
- Select Edit from the All Actions menu.
- Update the fields as needed.
- Select Save to complete the process.
Change Principal Investigator (PI) on a Study
Digital Delegations Studies: When you update the assigned PI on the study, the status of any existing study delegations are updated to Accepted - PI Approval Needed. The delegations will become active again when the new PI approves.
Complete the following steps to change the PI on a Study:
Change the Current PI Assignment to Inactive
- Navigate to the Studies tab.
- Locate and select the study from the Study Identifier column.
- Expand the Study Team Assignment section.
- Locate and select the Study Team Assignment for the current PI.
- If available, complete the End Date-Time field.
- If not completed, the field is automatically populated with the date the staff study assignment became Inactive in SiteVault.
- From the Workflow Actions menu, change the state of the Study Team Assignment to Inactive.
Update the New PI Assignment
- Return to the Study Team Assignment section.
- If the new PI:
- Has an existing Study Team Assignment for the study
- Open the existing Study Team Assignment.
- Select Edit from the All Actions menu.
- Change the Study Role field to Principal Investigator.
- Select Save to complete the process.
- If the state is:
- Inactive, go to step 9.
- Active, no additional steps are required.
- Does not have have an existing Study Team Assignment for the study
- Continue to the next step.
- Select the Create button.
- Complete the Study Role field.
- Complete the User field.
- If available, complete the Start Date-Time field.
- If not completed, the field is automatically populated with the date the staff study assignment became Active in SiteVault.
- If applicable, complete the End Date-Time field.
- If not completed, the field is automatically populated with the date the staff study assignment became Inactive in SiteVault.
- Select Save to complete the process.
- From the Workflow Actions menu, change the state of the Study Team Assignment to Active.
Change Study Team Assignment State
Complete the following steps to change the assignment state:
- Navigate to the Studies tab
- Expand the Study Team Assignment section.
- Locate and select the Study Team Assignment.
- From the Workflow Actions menu, select the appropriate lifecycle state.
Delete Study Team Assignment
Study team assignments can only be deleted in the Proposed state.
Complete the following steps to delete a Study Team Assignment.
- Navigate to the Studies tab.
- Locate and select the study from the Study Identifier column.
- Expand the Study Team Assignment section.
- Locate and select the Study Team Assignment requiring deletion.
- Select Delete from the All Actions menu.
- Select Continue to confirm your intent.