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Updated protocol number format launches in June

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Apr 01, 2020
Dr. Marta prepares a participant for a CAT scan in an NCCIH study on pain
Dr. Marta Čeko of the NCCIH Division of Intramural Research prepares a participant for a CAT scan in an NCCIH study on pain. NCCIH's Portal on Pain Information. Photo credit: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH.
 

On or after June 1, new protocol number format will be implemented across all NIH. The new protocol number format will look like "000000-IC" with a total of 9 alpha-numeric characters. The IC is the funding institute. This new format does not include fiscal year or off-site protocols indicators. Any change to the numbers will be prospective only — already existing protocols will not change