REDCap is an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Software built to collect and store data.  

REDCap provides:

1) an intuitive interface for data entry (with data validation);

2) audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export procedures;

3) automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to common statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, Stata, R); and

4) procedures for importing data from external sources.

Advantages of REDCap

Availability

• Available at no direct cost for CCTST members.

Security

• Users access REDCap through a secure login page

• All traffic between the web browser and the application is encrypted

• Data is stored in the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Division of Biomedical Informatics.  

• Sophisticated user rights management give you control over what users can do in your project

• Audit trails provide accountability

• REDCap Messenger allows messages to be sent securely to other users and team members without having to use insecure email systems.

Ease of Use

• No prior database knowledge is required.

• Built-in training resources allow new users to learn as they go

• CCTST hosts regular training sessions

Speed of Implementation

• The user interface is intuitive allowing simple studies to be built in minutes

Autonomous utilization

• Research groups have complete autonomy and control to add new users.

Collaboration

• Multi-site access · REDCap projects can be used by researchers from multiple sites and institutions.

• Because REDCap is web-based data entry can take place almost anywhere

• REDCap supports collaborative studies through Data Access Groups (study sites)

Reliability

• REDCap is in use in over 4,500 institutions worldwide.

• Developed by a team at Vanderbilt University REDCap is supported locally by CCHMC staff who have access to an active user support community.

• REDCap is installed on sophisticated IT infrastructure and is backed up multiple times per day

Features

• REDCap supports a broad range of project types from simple surveys through complex longitudinal clinical trials.

• New functionality is added frequently

Enhanced Data Quality

• REDCap supports basic data quality features such as:

  • Structured data dictionary

  • Skip logic

  • Mandatory fields

  • Range checking

  • Form locking/unlocking

  • Missing value indicators

• The data quality module provides customized data quality checks

• Data resolution workflow allows for data queries to be raised and resolved.

Enhanced Output

• Simple reports and graphs can be generated directly in REDCap

• Data can be exported in a choice of formats to work with popular statistical packages such as SPSS, Stata, SAS and R. (You can also export data and work with it in Excel).

Advanced Functionality

• In addition to its standard support for data collection REDCap also includes support for:

  • Survey scheduling

  • Data quality workflows

  • Participant randomization

  • Data coding (through Bioportal)

  • Text and voice messaging

  • Online consenting