# About Study Contacts

Sites often rely on Sponsor and CRO contact information when conducting a study trial. You can configure this contact information to display in Site Connect for site users to view. You can create contact information using a _Study Person_ record, the Global Directory, or independently as a manual entry.


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## Related Objects & Object Types

* **Study Contact**: A list of all _Study Contact_ records
* **Study Person Contact**: Object type that shows _Study Contacts_ records created from a study
* **Manual Study Contact**: Object type that shows manually created _Study Contact_ records
* **Study Person**: Allows you to create a _Study Contact_ record using the information on the _Study Person_ record.

## Create a Study Contact

Create _Study Contact_ records to share your Sponsor or CRO information with study sites:

1. Navigate to **Site Connect > Study Contacts**.

2. Click **Create**.

3. In the **Create Study Contact** dialog, select either **Study Person Contact** or **Manual Study Contact**.

4. The _Study Contact_ record layout opens. This record displays different fields depending on your previous selection. If you selected **Study Person Contact**, you can populate the **Study Person** field based on users associated with the selected **Study**. If you selected **Manual Study Contact**, you must enter the study contact's name. Complete the remaining optional fields as needed. Keep in mind, an error will occur if the **Study Person** is not associated with the selected **Study**, **Study Country**, or **Study Site**.

5. Click **Save.** The _Study Contact_ record is now created. The layout displays a _Site Connect Preview_ section showing the contact information to be shared via Site Connect.

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### Create Study Contact from Study Personnel

You can also create a Study Contact from a _Study Person_ record. To do so:

1. Navigate to any **Study Personnel** list and select a **[Study Person]** record.

2. Select **All Actions**.

3. Select **Create Study Contact**.

The _Study Contact_ record is created and added under the _Study Contact_ object. You can navigate to the new _Study Contact_ record and edit the contact information as needed. You can also use <a href="/en/gr/33725/">Bulk actions</a> to create _Study Contacts_ from the _Study Personnel_ object.

## Related Permissions

There are three object types related to the _Study Contact_ object:

* **Base Study Contact**
* **Person Study Contact**
* **Manual Study Contact**

Each object type is controlled by the following permissions.

* **Read**: Grants the user Read access only to the object type
* **Create**: Grants the user the ability to create the object type
* **Edit**: Grants the user the ability to edit the object type
* **Delete**: Grants the user the ability to delete the object type