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Overview

StudyTRAX does not a have formal Tissue Banking component.  Instead, sample tracking is managed in a similar fashion as all other clinical data.  This works well in some cases and not in others.  In sum, you can create forms to capture any desired tissue sample characteristics and link the form to an externally generated ID (i.e., using pre-bar coded labels).  The main limitations are StudyTRAX does NOT automatically generate a sample ID and the bar code ID field is not indexed (making frequent sample look-up inpartical). 

Will It Work For Me?

 

Number of Sample Per Patient

Sample Look-up, updating, etc.

What works well

Low

Low Demand

What does NOT work well

High

High Demand


How It Would Look And Feel In StudyTRAX

  • A tissue sample form would be created that captures desired sample characteristics.  It would also contain a field for the externally generated barcode ID
  • A pre-labeled barcode sticker would be afixed to each sample, the form data would be completed, and the barcode ID would be scanned into the appropriate field.
  • A dataset would be created of all tissue samples, and queries for specific samples would be handled through a filter in StudyTRAX or exported and done via Excel 

Example Tissue Sample Form

Pre-Labeled Barcode Stickers

Purchasing pre-labeled barcode stickers (i.e., stickers with barcodes already on them) involves two things:

  • The cost of the stickers
  • The cost of the scanner (gun) 

Nearly lll barcode scanners use pre-coded labels with a bar code identifying scheme based on your needs such that the scanner can read the labels which in turn mimics keyboard strokes for entry into other applications.  Thus, data entry staff click on the sample ID field in StudyTRAX, and then scan the sticker to enter the correct ID.  Some example vendors include:

  • No labels