CRC Run Sheet — field notes https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog Visit windows, run sheets, and how a small research site actually runs a visit. From a former clinical research coordinator. en-us I used CRIO for three years, then RealTime. Here is when a spreadsheet was still enough. https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/ctms-vs-spreadsheet-small-site https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/ctms-vs-spreadsheet-small-site Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT An honest map for small research sites. What a CTMS actually does, when a spreadsheet is enough, when it isn't, and what "free CTMS" really means. Day 0 or Day 1? Why your Week 4 visit lands on Day 29 https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/day-0-vs-day-1-clinical-trial https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/day-0-vs-day-1-clinical-trial Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Some protocols call the first-dose day Day 0, some call it Day 1. Both put Week 4 four weeks out. Mixing them shifts every window by a day. Trained first, or delegated first? What an inspector actually checks https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/delegation-log-before-or-after-training https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/delegation-log-before-or-after-training Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Delegation date and training date both on or before the first task, training first. What FDA, ICH E6(R3) and MHRA require, and the check a monitor runs. The visit was missed. Which date do you count from now? https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/missed-visit-which-date-do-you-count-from https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/missed-visit-which-date-do-you-count-from Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT After a missed or late visit, the protocol decides whether the next window counts from the anchor date or the last actual visit. How to tell, with 2026 dates. Out-of-window visit: is it a deviation, and how do I write it up? https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/out-of-window-visit-protocol-deviation https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/out-of-window-visit-protocol-deviation Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What out of window means in dates, when it is a reportable deviation, the call to make before the visit, and a note-to-file skeleton you can copy. What happens at Week 4, in what order: the visit checklist https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/study-visit-checklist-order-of-procedures https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/study-visit-checklist-order-of-procedures Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A study visit checklist is the task list beside the source worksheet. What gets done at Week 4, in what order, how your site does it, where, and by whom. Who can do what at a study visit: MAs, vitals, sub-Is, and standard of care https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/who-can-perform-study-procedures https://www.crcrunsheet.com/blog/who-can-perform-study-procedures Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Can a medical assistant take vitals or draw blood in a clinical trial? The three gates every procedure passes, a role matrix, and the standard-of-care rule.