StudyPhase | Comment | Transition Into Verb |
|---|
LEGACY | All legacy studies will be set in LEGACY, which cannot be changed from LEGACY, and which which prevents all lifecycle constraints from being enforced. | — |
DESIGN | Studies are created in DESIGN schedule can be edited study can be updated schedule association to study can be changed study not visible in public registries all accounts created are test_user accounts study can be deleted, logically or physically
| — |
RECRUITMENT | study must be in DESIGN to transition to RECRUITMENT IRB information must be filled out and attested to schedule is published and cannot be changed schedule association cannot be changed study visible in public registries if enrollment type specifies it accounts now created normally study cannot be deleted
| recruit |
IN_FLIGHT | study must be in RECRUITMENT to transition to IN_FLIGHT, either by study coordinator or by system upon achieving recruitment targets no more enrollments can be created for this study study no longer visible in public registries if it was visible App still needs to be in App Store in case a participant needs to reinstall, or it’s a multi-study app study cannot be deleted
| execute |
ANALYSIS | study must be in IN_FLIGHT to transition should have at least one enrollee  and no active participants in order to be moved to ANALYSIS App can be removed from the App Store if the app hosted only this study Study still available for IRB reporting Study cannot be changed, at all study cannot be deleted
| analyze |
COMPLETED | study must be in ANALYSIS to transition to COMPLETED study cannot be changed, at all study can be logically deleted
| closeout |
WITHDRAWN | study can be in any phase except COMPLETED to transition to WITHDRAWN study cannot be changed, at all study can be logically deleted
| withdraw |
