Create your study forms

• The structure of Castor

  The Form builder in Castor enables you to create and modify your own forms for your eCRF.  Castor makes a distinction between the study structure, reports and surveys (see image below): Study forms, r...

• Create, edit and delete phases and steps

  You can find this manual item in our online workshop. Click here to view the workshop video. This article explains some important topics as you get started with building forms by creating phases and s...

• Edit phases and steps

  To edit a phase or a step, click the cogwheel to the right of the phase/step you wish to edit and click Edit Phase/Step. A pop-up will appear where you can alter the fields you used to create the phas...

• Copy steps

  You can copy steps in the study structure, the report structure and the survey structure. To copy a step, click the cog wheel to the right of the step you wish to copy and click 'Copy Step'.  Enter co...

• Hide parts of the CRF for certain users

  You can hide parts of the eCRF for certain data-entry users. This means that they will not see a specific part of the form while doing data entry. Note: all users with 'Manage forms' rights will still...

• Create a report form

  Reports can be used to register adverse events (AE) and also to record any other data which is not part of the main study protocol, for instance any unexpected hospital visits or emergency surgical pr...

• Export and import the form structure

  It is possible to export and import the form structure using XML, ZIP or CDISC ODM formats. This article will walk you through the process. The XML and ZIP export is available by default. Functionalit...

• Print the study forms

  Learn how to create a printable version of your study forms. Print study, report or a survey Navigate to the 'Records' tab. In the upper right corner, click on the 'Actions' button, then click on 'Pri...

• Keyboard shortcuts

  You can now use keyboard shortcuts to navigate through different tabs in Castor and to open/close dialog windows.  Use Alt + ? (in Windows) or Option + ? (On a Mac) to display all available keyboard s...

• Tips & tricks - Beginners

  1. Creating fields When creating new fields, the 'Label' field is the actual question that will be displayed in the eCRF. It is advised to also use the 'Variable name' field. The variable name will as...