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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="research-study-objective-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2020-04-09T21:10:28.568+00:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>ResearchStudyObjectiveType</h2> <div> <p>Codes for the kind of study objective.</p> </div> <p>This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">primary <a name="research-study-objective-type-primary"> </a> </td> <td>Primary</td> <td>The main question to be answered, and the one that drives any statistical planning for the study—e.g., calculation of the sample size to provide the appropriate power for statistical testing.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">secondary <a name="research-study-objective-type-secondary"> </a> </td> <td>Secondary</td> <td>Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary objective.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">exploratory <a name="research-study-objective-type-exploratory"> </a> </td> <td>Exploratory</td> <td>Exploratory questions to be answered in the study.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="brr"/> </extension> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/research-study-objective-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1248"/> </identifier> <version value="4.2.0"/> <name value="ResearchStudyObjectiveType"/> <title value="ResearchStudyObjectiveType"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2020-04-09T21:10:28+00:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Codes for the kind of study objective."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/research-study-objective-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="primary"/> <display value="Primary"/> <definition value="The main question to be answered, and the one that drives any statistical planning for the study—e.g., calculation of the sample size to provide the appropriate power for statistical testing."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="secondary"/> <display value="Secondary"/> <definition value="Question to be answered in the study that is of lesser importance than the primary objective."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exploratory"/> <display value="Exploratory"/> <definition value="Exploratory questions to be answered in the study."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>