REDCap

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a flexible and secure web-based system for collecting and managing research and quality improvement study data that was developed at the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.

Users enter study data in a web browser, either locally or from remote locations. The data are then stored centrally in a secure MySQL database.

Click here for 2021 REDCap Training Dates

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Click here for 2022 REDCap Training Dates

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REDCap Support Request Form (slhn.org)

REDCap Support - Longitudinal Study Request Form

Why use REDCap?

• Is flexible enough for multiple research contexts, from large-scale clinical trials to smaller observational studies.
• Maintains sensitive patient data in a secure location.
• Deidentifies patient information.
• Includes built-in security and audit trail features.
• Prevents loss of data if Excel spreadsheet or other datafile “crashes”.
• Provides validation and data cleaning tools while data are being entered.
• Creates project-specific online surveys.
• Allows sharing of validated survey instruments with other REDCap users.
• Enables data files to be exported to different statistical software packages, such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, and R.
• Facilitates data sharing for multi-center research studies (with both centralized and de-centralized REDCap installation options available).

Click here for the REDCap homepage.
Click here for a general overview.