At this point one can proceed with some preliminary study setup procedures. The amount and degree of the setup will vary but some basic items remain the same regardless of the type of study and how involved it is. CVs for all study personnel should be gathered if not already done so. Source documents can be handled in a couple of ways.
Some sites have standard source documents that are utilized for all trials that they conduct.
If one standard source document is utilized, one should be sure that it contains enough information to cover any studies that the site may encounter. A common approach used often today is tailor source documents to individual studies. With advent of the computer era, this is a relatively easy and painless process. If you feel you need assistance in developing source documents, contact the CTP for help in designing source documents. Whether you need to utilize an IDS depends on the type of study that is being conducted and in what facility.