Introduction

For certain research studies, you may prefer to gather only specimen information, excluding participant details. This includes samples such as bacteria, microbiomes, or specimens obtained from external laboratories.

To facilitate these types of studies, OpenSpecimen offers robust support for "Specimen-centric" research.

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Creating Specimen Centric CPs

During the protocol setup, administrators have the option to designate a study as either participant-centric or specimen-centric. Please note that once created, the CP type cannot be altered.

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Define Specimen Requirements (SR)

You can define specimen processing requirements in the CP. For example, 10 ml EDTA Whole Blood tubes are processed into five aliquots of plasma and ten aliquots of buffy coats.

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1. Navigate to the Specimen-centric CP.

2. Click on the 'Requirements' tab.

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3. Add the specimen requirements.

For more information about the SR, please refer to the 'Adding Specimen Requirements (SR)' section. You can add derivatives and aliquots under a parent specimen based on how you process it. Refer to the.'Adding Derivatives and Aliquots' section for detailed information.

Collection Specimens

When you access such protocols for data collection, the specimens list view page is displayed, and your workflow starts with adding specimens. You can add multiple specimens of the same or different types by clicking the 'Add Specimen' button.