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title: "Adding participants to a Study"
slug: "adding-participants-to-a-study"
updated: 2024-07-31T22:17:18Z
published: 2024-07-31T22:17:18Z
canonical: "docs.kernel.com/adding-participants-to-a-study"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Adding participants to a Study

A researcher must add a Participant ID to a Study in the Kernel Cloud Portal for each individual who is participating in the Study.

![Image: Alert icon.](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/Important_icon_LONG(2).png)The addition of a Participant ID to a study is not meant to replace or otherwise imply informed consent for that participant to participate in a study. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary consents to participate in a particular study.

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#### To add Participant IDs to a Study:

1. From the Organization Home page, click the name of the Study to open the Study page.
2. In the **Participants** tab, enter a value in the Add ID field and click the **Add Participant ID** button.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/image-1694023670118.png)The Participant ID is added to the Participant ID List. You will only be able to record Flow Data under Participant IDs in this list.
3. Repeat steps 1-3 to create as many Participant IDs as needed in the Study.

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#### To edit a Participant ID:

1. In the Participants tab of the Study page, click the Participant ID you'd like to change.
2. Click the **Edit** icon to the right of the Participant ID you want to modify. The Participant ID name becomes an editable field.
3. Type a new Participant ID.
4. Press Enter to save the new name.  
A confirmation dialog appears.

Changing a Participant ID updates the name elsewhere on the Portal as well, including the Flow Recording dropdown menu when selecting a Participant ID.

Changing a Participant ID also modifies datasets previously recorded using that Participant ID.

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