• Use REDCap at UWI

What is REDCap?

• REDCap is an acronym for Research Electronic Data Capture, and is used by more than 4,500 instutitions in 140 countries.
  
  

• REDCap was built by the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, with funding from the National Institutes of Health.
  
  

• REDCap is a web-based system for data collection. Data entry staff or people taking an online survey enter data in a web browser, either locally or from remote locations.
  
  

• REDCap @ Cave Hill is operated jointly by the Campus RDH Committee and Campus IT Services. All project data are stored centrally in a secure database, and backed-up daily.
  
  

REDCap @ UWI

We will be rolling out our Cave Hill REDCap installation during 2021. We have been piloting REDCap extensively during 2020, and already, 400 UWI staff and students from all 3 campuses have created and managed 181 research projects using REDCap.

Do I need to install this software?

You do not need to install this software. The UWI supports REDCap for use by any research project.

What are the advantages of using REDCap?

REDCap has many features for operating your research study and for capturing your data electronically.

• It is fast and flexible
  Move from conception to a production survey/database in less than 1-day.
  
  

• Build online surveys and databases quickly and securely
  Create and design your project rapidly using secure web authentication from your browser. No extra software is required.
  
  

• Export data to common data analysis packages
  Export your data to Microsoft Excel, SAS, Stata, R, or SPSS for analysis.
  
  

• Easily manage a contact list of survey respondents or create a simple survey link
  Build a list of email contacts, create custom email invitations, and track who responds, or you may also create a single survey link to email out or post on a website.
  
  

• Scheduling
  Utilize a built-in project calendar and scheduling module for organizing your events and appointments.
  
  

• Save your data collection instruments as a PDF to print
  Generate a PDF version of your forms and surveys for printing to collect data offline.
  
  

• Ad hoc reporting
  Create custom queries for generating reports to view or download.
  
  

• Many other Advanced Features Such as auto-validation, calculated fields, branching/skip logic, survey stop actions.
  
  

Is my data secure?

When you use REDCap @ UWI, all your data is kept secure and private.

Using REDCap, you can remove identifiers from a dataset prior to exporting for analysis to create either a limited data set or a safe-harbor data set. A safe harbor data set is the removal of the 18 pieces of information considered identifiers for the purposes of HIPAA compliance.

How is REDCap supported?

REDCap @ Cave Hill is currently supported by grant funding. The Campus RDH Committee is currently developing a long-term sustainability plan. The UWI is committed to long-term maintenance of the REDCap software.

What is the cost?

Use of REDCap is available at no cost to UWI staff and students. Additional assistance from our REDCap experts is available at an hourly rate.

Can I find out more?

There is a series of online REDCap tutorials produced by the REDCap consortium. These can help you determine if REDCap is the right tool for your study. During 2021, The RDH Committee will be developing a series of REDCap training resources specifically for UWI staff and students.