| | 1 | = Participant Study Identifier |
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| | 3 | Tags: [[Information_Governance_Category]] |
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| | 5 | == Format |
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| | 7 | The preferred format of participants IDs is `{Study Prefix}Ptnnnnnnnn{Check character}` Where: |
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| | 9 | - `{Study prefix}` is a short prefix unique to the study, e.g. 'B' = BRICCS; 'Sc' = SCAD |
| | 10 | - `nnnnnnnn` is a random number unique within the study |
| | 11 | - `{Check character}` is a check character calculated from the other characters in the string, used to validate the ID. |
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| | 13 | Example: |
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| | 15 | - Study Prefix = 'Qu' |
| | 16 | - Random Number = 01234567 |
| | 17 | - Check Character = 'F' |
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| | 19 | Example Participant ID = QuPt01234567F |
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