TherapeuticRegimen

This element represents a therapeutic regimen which will involve a specified set of treatments for a particular condition. It can be thought of as a shorthand for a more specific set of treatments. This element is supposed to reference a more detailed regimen specification

Data model

TherapeuticRegimen

Definition of the `TherapeuticRegimen` element
Field	Type	Multiplicity	Description
identifier	{OntologyClass \| ExternalReference}	1..1	An identifier for the regimen. REQUIRED.
start_time	TimeElement	0..1	When the regimen was started. RECOMMENDED.
end_time	TimeElement	0..1	When the regimen ended. An empty end_time with a populated start_time would indicate the regimen was ongoing. RECOMMENDED.
regimen_status	RegimenStatus	1..1	Current status of the regimen for the enclosing MedicalAction on the Individual. REQUIRED.

RegimenStatus

Definition of the `RegimenStatus` enumeration
Name	Ordinal	Description
UNKNOWN_STATUS	0	The status of the regimen is unknown
STARTED	1	The regimen was started
COMPLETED	2	The regimen was completed
DISCONTINUED	3	The regimen was discontinued but not completed

Example

The following example describes twice daily dosing of 30 mg of losartan given orally.

therapeuticRegimen:
  externalReference:
    id: "NCT04576091"
    reference: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04576091"
    description: "Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, BAY1895344, With Radiation\
      \ Therapy to the Usual Pembrolizumab Treatment for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer"
  startTime:
    timestamp: "2020-03-15T13:00:00Z"
  regimenStatus: "STARTED"

Explanations

identifier

An OntologyClass or ExternalReference representing the therapeutic regimen which the subject (Individual) has followed.

start_time

When the regimen was started, as represented by a TimeElement.

end_time

When the regimen ended, as represented by a TimeElement.

regimen_status

The status of the regimen - whether it has started, completed or was discontinued. Regimens which were discontinued are RECOMMENDED to record any adverse events (MedicalAction.adverse_events) and the reason for termination (MedicalAction.treatment_termination_reason) in the enclosing MedicalAction message.