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Research Instrument Edition Token

Qualify an explicit research instrument identifier by edition without scoring or validating an instrument.

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Description

Qualify an explicit research instrument identifier by edition.

Research records need explicit date origins, visit definitions, consent context and observation states. Study day one can omit day zero, whereas ordinary elapsed-day arithmetic starts at zero. A supplied report label or date difference is not a validated clinical finding or a complete research endpoint.

Qualify an explicit research instrument identifier by edition.

When to use this tool

Use Research Instrument Edition Token when you already have studyId, instrumentId, edition and need to qualify an explicit research instrument identifier by edition.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter studyId, instrumentId, edition. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Enter studyId, instrumentId, edition 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 fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
studyIdStudy IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
instrumentIdInstrument IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
editionEditionRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenTokenRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "studyId": "ST17",
    "instrumentId": "INST2",
    "edition": "2026"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"ST17\",\"INST2\",\"2026\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without scoring or validating an instrument. 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 the protocol, source documents and study-day convention before combining records. Use the complete research and clinical assessment for interpretation; local labels, offsets and comparisons do not establish data validity, participant status or an outcome.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: clinical-research/research-instrument-edition-token — tool.io

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