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Welcome to REDCap!
REDCap is a secure web platform for building and managing online databases and surveys. 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.
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.
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.
If you require assistance or have any questions about REDCap, please contact REDCap Admin.
This is the Production (Prod) REDCap system homepage.
Start a Project in 3 Steps
- Start on the Dev system (create, develop, test) - must be on VPN
- To request VPN access, please have your supervisor contact the ETSS Help Desk ent.servicedesk@ri.gov indicating the need to access the State of Rhode Island VPN.
- Then, complete this form to move your project from Dev --> Prod
- For logging purposes only
- Projects are typically moved within 4 hours of a request
- Access your project on the Prod system (test, collect data, basic changes)
- Then, test the project one more time (some features do not pull over from Dev)
- After you are finished testing, go to "Project Setup", scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Move project to production"
- When your project is in "Production Status" in the "Production Environment", data collection can begin
- To make changes while in Production, click "Draft Mode" in "Designer". After you make changes, click "Submit Changes". Changes that could affect existing data must be approved by a REDCap Administrator. Please send a message to Andrew, Brian, or Dylan if your changes are urgent or you haven't heard back quickly.
Learn How to Use REDCap
- Built-in REDCap Trainings
- REDCap FAQ
- Five Pathways of REDCap, created by Wake Forest University
- Using HTML in REDCap Forms, created by Vanderbilt
- Logic Guide, by University of Colorado
- Search or Browse the r/projectredcap community on Reddit
Additional Resources
Looking for more help?
- For account questions, Contact the RIDOH REDCap Admin
- To join the monthly REDCap Users Group, email Andrew Delicata
- For project assistance (consult, build, etc...), Click Here
REDCap Features
Build online surveys and databases quickly and securely in your browser - Create and design your project using a secure login from any device. No extra software required. Access from anywhere, at any time.
Fast and flexible - Go from project creation to starting data collection in less than one day. Customizations and changes are possible any time, even after data collection has begun.
Advanced instrument design features - Auto-validation, calculated fields, file uploading, branching/skip logic, and survey stop actions.
Diverse and flexible survey distribution options - Use a list of email addresses or phone numbers for your survey respondents and automatically contact them with personalized messages, and track who has responded. Or create a simple link for an anonymous survey for mass email mailings, to post on a website, or print on a flyer.
Data quality - Use field validation, branching/skip logic, and Missing Data Codes to improve and protect data quality during data entry. Open data queries to automatically identify and resolve discrepancies and other issues real-time.
Custom reporting - Create custom searches for generating reports to view aggregate data. Identify trends with built-in basic statistics and charts.
Export data to common analysis packages - Export your data as a PDF or as CSV data for easy analysis in SAS, Stata, R, SPSS, or Microsoft Excel.
Secure file storage and sharing - Upload and share any type of file with anyone in the world through the File Repository feature or Send-It tool. Also works with exports and other built-in file uploading features.
Data-based triggers and alerts - Send real-time alerts and notifications to your team or other stakeholders via email, text, or phone based on certain data being entered or specific questions having a particular answer.
Connect to other resources - Use built-in features (API) to move data to/from your project. Build your own custom software development features to connect your project to other systems.