Question types and their settings
Click Add Question in the form editor and pick a Question Type. Each type has its own settings, such as limits and units for numbers, labels for scales, or date precision. All types share help text, required, skip logic and an optional SDTM variable.
Where to find it
Form editor > Questions > Add Question
Before you start
- The form is a draft. Approved forms are changed through a new version.
Add a question
In the editor, click Add Question.
Fill Question Text. On ePRO forms you can add an Item context such as "In the past 7 days...".
Pick the Question Type and fill its settings.
Optionally add skip logic, alert triggers and display options (help text, SDTM variable, required).
Click Add Question.
The types
| Type | Use it for | Settings |
|---|---|---|
| Number field / Number stepper | Measurements and counts | Min and max value, decimals, unit label, measurement unit, calculated field, lab analyte |
| Scale (NRS) | Pick one number, for example 0 to 10 pain | Minimum, maximum, end labels, optional labels per point |
| Slider (VAS) | Visual analogue scales | Minimum, maximum, step, whether to show the number |
| Verbal Rating Scale | Worded scales such as None to Severe | Presets for severity, frequency, satisfaction and agreement, or your own options with scores |
| Free text | Comments and descriptions | Max length, placeholder |
| Single choice, Multiple choice, Dropdown | Answer options | Options with optional scores; single choice can show as a labelled grid |
| Date picker, Date & Time, Time picker | Dates and times | Full date, month and year, or year only; partial dates; future dates (off by default); earliest and latest dates |
| Yes / No, Yes / No / Unknown, Yes / No / N/A, Checkbox | Simple answers | "Unknown" and "N/A" act as not-done answers |
| Photo capture | Injection sites, rashes, wounds | Guidance preset, reference image, number of angles, crop and face blur options |
| SMS opt-in | Asking participants for text reminders (ePRO only) | Wording version (text message reminders) |
On ePRO forms, choice and Yes/No questions can include Prefer not to answer. On CRFs, Auto-Populate from System can fill a field with the study ID, site ID, participant ID, visit date or investigator name and lock it.
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