Description
Preserve an explicit incidental-finding return preference.
Research records distinguish a participant's stated preference, a recorded permission assertion, version dates and professional roles. A label does not authenticate consent or authority, while travel minutes and compensation shares capture only selected aspects of burden or payment. Ethical interpretation requires the surrounding circumstances and evidence.
Preserve an explicit incidental-finding return preference.
When to use this tool
Use Incidental Finding Return Choice Token when you already have participantId, recordedChoice, preferenceSource and need to preserve an explicit incidental-finding return preference.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter participantId, recordedChoice, preferenceSource. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Enter participantId, recordedChoice, preferenceSource using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| participantId | Participant Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| recordedChoice | Recorded Choice | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| preferenceSource | Preference Source | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"participantId": "P17",
"recordedChoice": "return requested",
"preferenceSource": "Participant form"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"P17\",\"return requested\",\"Participant form\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The result records supplied values without interpreting findings or communicating results. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review original consent, preference, version and role records with the applicable oversight process. Evaluate understanding, voluntariness, scope and actual circumstances rather than treating a local flag, date gap or financial fraction as an ethical determination.
References
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