Completing a Study

You can complete a study when you consider that all required results are recorded.

Before you begin: Only a study Owner can complete a study in the Active lifecycle state.
See Also
Finalizing a Study
About the Lifecycle of a Study
  1. From the Home Page home page, open the study to complete.

    For more information, see Opening a Study.

  2. Optional: In the Monitoring page, review the tasks and generate reports as required.

    For more information, see Monitoring a Study and Generating Reports for a Study.

  3. Click Complete.
    The form to request completion of the study opens. For more information, see Study Signature Form.
  4. Select one or more members of the study to approve it.

    The listed potential approvers all have review rights, but you cannot select those who have edited the study.

  5. Choose the reason for signing the study and add a comment.
  6. Enter your password to confirm that you are formally providing your electronic signature.
  7. Click Sign.

The Summary tab for the study is shown. The Lifecycle and Status tab shows that the study is now in the Completed state.

If the study requires further work, you can reactivate the study. For more information, see Activating a Study.