What's included

What goes into the specification

  • Allocation method (block, stratified, adaptive) selected and justified against the study design
  • Stratification factors and block sizes defined and documented for schedule generation
  • Allocation ratio and any re-randomization or dose-escalation rules specified
  • Blinding and access control requirements written for handoff to IxRS build
  • Specification reviewed and signed off before schedule generation begins

Schedule design

Randomization schedules and stratification factors designed in step with study design and sample size assumptions.

Specified before generation

Allocation method and stratification rules documented and signed off before schedule generation, coordinated with SAP unblinding procedures.