CASE REPORT FORM (CRF): the standardized form for collecting patients' data. It is constituted by 5 sub-forms (A to E) to be filled in at regular intervals. Electronic Case Report Forms are sent via e-mail. Case Report Forms are also available on paper form that should be sent by mail or fax.
CENTRE CODE: the number that identifies each local centre. Centre codes are assigned by National coordinators, if available, or the Central Registry.
COUNTRY CODE: the number that identifies each country. Country codes are assigned by the Central Registry.
DEFAULT VALUES: details identifying each local centre to be entered soon after the EURAP CD-ROM has been installed.
DROP OUT: status given by the Central Registry to pregnancies lost to follow-up.
EURcopy: a copy of your EURAP database.
EURlist: file containing a list of your pregnancies with their status.
EURmail.txt: file containing the electronic CRFs. It is automatically created in your e-mail program as attachment to a standard message. Each EURmail.txt may contain one or more CRFs.
FIELD: any box in each subform where you enter the requested data.
FORMS TO RECALL: pregnancies with sub-forms that need to be updated as due time has elapsed.
GREEN LIGHT: any BULLET on the left side of each field highlighting a correct field.
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ID): the number that identifies each pregnancy. IDs are made of 9 digits: the code for your country (2 digits), the code for your centre (2 digits) and the code for the pregnancy (5 digits).
IMPORTING FAILURE: when a wrong EURmail.txt is imported. It usually occurs when you fail to substitute the EURmail.txt that you have just received and import a previous one instead.
INTERRUPTED: status given by the Central Registry to early terminated pregnancies.
NOT ELIGIBLE: status given by the Central Registry to pregnancies not meeeting inclusion criteria as explained in the EURAP core protocol.
RED LIGHT: any BULLET on the left side of each field highlighting a field that needs to be checked.
UNCLASSIFIABLE: status given by the Central Registry to pregnancies that according to the Outcome Classification Commission cannot be considered either as malformed or as normal.