Trials

This is a dual-bound connection. The same junction links a computerized system to a trial and a trial to a computerized system. Both directions share the same underlying record, so changes made from either side are immediately visible on the other.

Why it matters

• a trial depends on specific validated systems for execution, data capture, or oversight
• reviewers need to understand which systems a study relies on — and which studies a system supports
• system validation status and category directly affect trial governance questions
• disconnecting a system from a trial removes it from the trial’s technology footprint

Dual-bound relationship

flowchart LR
  CS[Computerized System] -- "category · version" --> T[Trial]
  T -- "category · version" --> CS

Junction fields

Column	Description
Category	The role the system plays in the trial — maps to the computerizedSystemCategory dictionary
Version	The version counter on the junction record, incremented on each update

Operations

Action	From system page	From trial page
Connect	Pick a trial to link	Pick a system to link
Disconnect	Remove the trial link	Remove the system link
Reconnect	Update junction fields	Update junction fields
Clear all	Remove all trial links	Remove all system links

From each side

• Use Computerized Systems for the system record.
• Use Trials for the governed study record.