REDCap Overview

Ian Hambleton / October 2020

What is REDCap ?

  • electronic data capture (EDC)

  • web-based

  • built for research

  • HIPAA / GDPR compliant

  • freeware

REDCap security

  • web service security

  • user access security

  • audit trails

  • de-identified data export

  • HIPAA / GDPR
  • SSL transfer
  • 256 encryption
  • daily back-up
  • 2F authenticate
  • System access
  • Project access
  • User restrict

Accesssing REDCap

caribdata.org/redcap

getting a REDCap account

Contact: redcap@cavehill.uwi.edu

REDCap and the data life cycle

giving access to data

creating data

- collect data / meta data

- plan DMP

processing data

- clean data

- data reporting

preserving data

- document data

- archive data

- sharing w/access control

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REDCap major features

Study features

All major study types

  • x-sectional
  • longitudinal
  • registry
  • rct
  • administrative

Study features

Project repository

Data features

Quality control system

  • automatic checks
  • query resolution
  • audit trail

Data features

Mobile Apps

REDCap

offline collection

myCap

smartphone collection

Data features

API

  • link directly to analysis software
  • expand system

Project management features

Study scheduling

Communication features

Survey automation

  • email reminders
  • text-to-speech / speech-to-text
  • sms surveys (twilio...)
  • phone surveys

Communication features

REDCap messenger

  • messenger
  • send-it
  • email notifications to participants

Participant consent features

E-consent

  • remote consent
  • project-level HIPPA and GDPR
  • download PDF of responses
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