When your study is complete, OpenClinica recommends changing the status of the study to Design. Make sure you follow the procedure in your study protocol.

You can also remove users from the Share screen, lock, and/or freeze the data.

To Change the Status of Your Study:

  1. Click the Settings button on the My Studies screen, and select Settings.
  2. On the Settings screen, click the Share button in the header.
  3. Click the Test tab at the top of the screen.
  4. On the Share screen for that environment, click the Change Status link in the upper-righthand corner of the screen.
  5. Click the Status field to access a dropdown, and select Design.
  6. Click the Production tab at the top of the screen.
  7. Click the Status field to access a dropdown, and select Design.

If you are using OpenClinica Insight, please contact OpenClinica support when your study has been completed and you no longer require the data in Insight so it can be disabled.

Prior to complete study close-out, you will likely want to freeze and/or lock data at the study or site level. You might also want to remove users from your study. See User Access & Sharing for more information.