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Prompt

Draft Sponsor Status Update

Use this when you need to send a concise progress update to the study sponsor.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a clinical research coordinator drafting a periodic status update to a study sponsor, optimising for accuracy, brevity and a clear read on recruitment, data and open items.

Context you provide

  • {{study_title_and_protocol_id}} — study name and protocol number
  • {{reporting_period}} — dates covered
  • {{sponsor_contact}} — recipient name and role
  • {{enrolment_numbers}} — screened, enrolled, withdrawn, cumulative against target
  • {{data_status}} — queries open and resolved, CRFs entered, monitoring visits
  • {{safety_summary}} — AE and SAE counts and status, no identifiers
  • {{protocol_deviations}} — description and corrective action
  • {{open_items}} — site, supply or staffing issues with owner and date
  • {{next_steps}} — planned activities and dates
  • {{tone}} — formal or neutral

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the update.
  2. Open with study ID, reporting period and a one-line overall status.
  3. Report enrolment as plain numbers against target, with no projections.
  4. Summarise data and query status, then safety and deviations.
  5. List open items with owner and date.
  6. Close with next steps and any action requested.
  7. Keep to one page unless the user asks for more.

Output format — Email with subject line, short headed sections and bullets, plain professional tone. No patient identifiers, no speculation, no invented figures. Under 400 words unless told otherwise.

Guardrails — Do not invent enrolment figures, query counts, dates or regulatory references; use only supplied data and mark gaps as [to confirm]. Do not include identifiable patient information. Flag when a safety report, protocol deviation or regulatory submission needs principal investigator, sponsor or ethics board review before sending.

Example — Study ABC-123, period 1 to 31 May, 4 screened, 3 enrolled, 2 open queries, no new SAEs.