REDCap

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Overview  

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. It has many features, including:

• REDCap’s streamlined process for rapidly creating and designing projects offers a vast array of tools that can be tailored to virtually any data collection strategy.
• REDCap provides automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to Excel 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 branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields.
• Support for REDCap for research use is provided by the SYNERGY Biomedical Informatics Core

Learn more about REDCap by watching a brief summary video (4 min). If you would like to view other quick video tutorials of REDCap in action and an overview of its features, please see the Training Resources page (scroll down page to see Videos).

NOTICE: If you are collecting data for the purposes of human subjects research, review and approval of the project is required by your Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Additional information on REDCap: https://projectredcap.org/

REDCap at Dartmouth-Hitchcock  

Studies that collect or manage research data on Dartmouth-Hitchcock patients will be given login credentials to another instance of REDCap, which is available behind the firewalls of Dartmouth-Hitchcock. These research studies must also comply with all Dartmouth-Hitchcock policies regarding the storage, management, use, and release of patient data for research purposes. Please contact your Helpdesk for more information on using REDCap at DHMC.

Set up research project within REDCap  

To set up a new research project within REDCap, please contact redcap@dartmouth.edu

REDCap requirements  

Please be aware of the following requirements:

• To store research data within REDCap, you must have a CPHS-approved study.

• The initial login credentials for a new project will be given to the Principal Investigator of the study. The Principal Investigator will be able to approve access to project members listed in the CPHS study.

• This instance of REDCap is intended for the purpose of securely and managing research data collected for Dartmouth College-based studies.

Contact REDCap  

If you require assistance or have any questions about REDCap, please contact REDCap@dartmouth.edu.