UMB ICTR

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)  is a UMB ICTR-supported resource widely used by Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions. REDCap allows users to build and manage online surveys and databases quickly for research studies and operations. REDCap Survey Example.  More information about REDCap can be found HERE

Research Data Management Services: The UMB Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) Research Connection program can help you develop a data management plan. Many funding agencies require plans for managing data with grant applications. Following best practices in research data management can help you, your lab, or your center secure grant funding and create data output that becomes part of the scholarly record.

Qualtrics Survey Tools:  If you need a simple Q&A survey, consider using Qualtrics. UMB has a campus Qualtrics account that is available to faculty, staff, and students at UMB at no cost. Qualtrics is an easy-to-use online survey software that’s powerful enough to perform even the most sophisticated research. 

Using standardized data collection instruments in research helps ensure consistency in data gathering across different studies and researchers, minimizing bias, enhancing reliability, and allowing for accurate comparisons and meaningful analysis of results, particularly when combining data from multiple sources; essentially, they provide a common framework for collecting data, making it more reliable and comparable across different studies.

Below are examples of  sample forms with embedded comments on FDA CDASH standards or see NIH Common Data Elements and Forms

• • Inclusion-Exclusion Checklist
  • Informed Consent Process Document
  • Medical History
  • Demographics
  • Physical Exam
  • Vital Sign Measurements
  • Device Accountability Log
  • Drug Dispensation Accountability Log
  • Research Sample Tracking Log
  • Telephone ContactProtocol Deviation-Unexpected Event Tracking Log
  • Serious Adverse Event Per Subject
  • Subject Off Study Form

A Schedule of Data Collection helps to plan your project's data collection

A well-planned database design begins with planning the data to be collected and how as well as a data collection schedule.