REDCap at UVM

Presented by Diantha Howard,CCTS Biomedical Informatics

September 2011

What is REDCap

• Software and methodology for electronic data collection and management

• REDCap database and REDCap Survey• http://project-redcap.org/• https://apollo.pantheon.fletcherallen.org/redcap– (REDCap database)

• https://ccts.uvm.edu/redcap– (REDCap survey only)

REDCap History

• 2004: Started at Vanderbilt GCRC• 2006: Consortium started• 2011: 250 Institutional Partners– World-wide– From CTSA, GCRC, RCMI and other institutions– Over 20,000 studies with over 29,000 end-users

Advantages of REDCap

• Secure, web-based, with authentication and data-logging

• Free to REDCap Consortium members (UVM CCTS is a member)

• Fast and flexible to design and implement• Multi-site access (here through FAHC gateway)• Exports data & syntax to common stat packages

(SPSS, SAS, Stata, R/S-Plus)• 21 CFR Part 11 Capable

REDCap Home Screen

Databases you have access to:

Example of Data Entry Form

REDCap Calendar

Data Export and Import

• Data Export Tool:– Select all or certain fields from all or certain forms– De-identification options– Export data to a .csv file or– Export data and syntax for SAS, SPSS, R, Stata

• Data Import Tool:– Download template (.csv) once database created– Enter data into template and upload back to REDCap– For Longitudinal study, each event must be imported

separately

Data Comparison Tools

Data Logging (Audit trail)

More REDCap Applications• File Repository

– Can upload and retrieve documents and files– E.g. Consent forms; exported data & syntax

• Rights administration– You can assign rights to users on your study – Global rights: Import/ export / reporting / database design– Read/ edit/ no access (on form-by-form basis)

• Data Access Groups– For Multi-site trials; users can only see data entered by their access

group• Report Builder

– Create and save simple queries/ reports• “Send-It” (Secure File Transfer)

Report Builder – Creating Report

Report Builder - Result

REDCap Graphical View

REDCap Stats

Training Resources

• Videos and some examples– Overview– Creating data forms– Scheduling Module– Types of Databases– Data access groups– Locking records

• “General Help & FAQs”

Citing REDCap