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What is REDCap?

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Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a publicly available, web-based application created by Vanderbilt University and 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. 

Through its membership in the REDCap consortium, the University of Maryland, Baltimore is able to offer the campus access to this powerful data collection and data management platform. While users can design their own data collection tools, the REDCap Shared Library has data collection instruments and forms that can be downloaded and used by researchers. 

REDCap provides automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to Excel, PDF, and common statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, Stata, R) as well as a built-in project calendar, a scheduling module, ad hoc reporting tools, and advanced features, such as auto-validation, branching logic, file uploading, calculated fields, and survey stop actions.

Notice: If you are collecting data for the purposes of human subjects research, your project will require UMB Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of data elements to be entered into your REDCap project. 

REDCap Survey Example

Additional REDCap Features

  • Grant and manage individual user or data group user rights and permissions. The latter is useful for multicenter studies.

  • Ad Hoc Reporting

  • Scheduling: Built-in project calendar and scheduling module for events and participant visits

  • Create and manage a contact list of survey respondents or create a simple survey link to email out or post on a website

  • REDCap Mobile App:-Collect data offline using an app on a mobile device when there is no Wi-Fi or cellular connection, and then later sync data back to the server

  • Send files to others securely

  • Print data collection instruments as a PDF to collect data offline

  • REDCap API: Have external applications connect to REDCap remotely in a programmatic or automated fashion

How do I learn to use REDCap?

REDCap video tutorials: REDCap has video tutorials throughout the application, but you can access a list of the most current videos here Video Icon‌

REDCap Shared Library has a repository for REDCap data collection instruments and forms that can be downloaded and used. Curated instruments have been approved for inclusion by the REDCap Library Oversight Committee (REDLOC) after review for research relevance, accuracy in function and coding, and copyright issues.

Getting Access to REDCap

You will need a UMID login to access REDCap. To obtain a UMB REDCap account and information about how to access REDCap, email Research@som.umaryland.edu 

UMB ICTR REDCap Consultation Services

REDCap is a UMB ICTR-supported resource. Though REDCap is designed to allow the investigator to build their own project without cost, some researchers may request a consult with the ICTR REDCap team to review more complex projects. If you are interested in a consult, please visit https://www.umaryland.edu/ictr/investigator-resources/ictr-informatics-core-services/ and submit your request through the UMB ICTR Resource Request form. Please note that only the PI of the project is permitted to submit the ICTR request; however, team members may attend the consultation. 

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