Introduction

A Collection Protocol (CP) defines the details of a standardized protocol used to collect biospecimens. This includes any information on the approved project such as the title of the study, institution, name of the investigator, ethics approval ID, consent forms, standard operating procedures (SOPs), samples to be collected and processed. Users can define multiple collection protocols within an OpenSpecimen instance.

Create a Collection Protocol

Before creating a Collection Protocol, it is essential to have comprehensive guidelines outlining the specifics of what, how, and when the biospecimens will be collected. Most biobanks gather specimens for two primary types of studies:

• General biobanking or disease-based collections

• Planned clinical study-based collections

Furthermore, studies can be categorized as either participant-centric or specimen-centric, depending on the type of data collected. OpenSpecimen accommodates both types of studies effectively.

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