REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data, it is specifically geared to support online or offline data capture for research studies and operations. The REDCap Consortium, a vast support network of collaborators, is composed of thousands of active institutional partners in over one hundred countries who utilize and support REDCap in various ways.
While REDCap can be used for simple one-off public surveys without storing data on third party servers, it excels for longitudinal data capture in multiple forms and for multicenter clinical studies.
Projects can combine data capture in electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF) with automated survey invitations for PROMs.
REDCap at the Ghent University Hospital is managed and supported by the HIRUZ Data management unit (DMU) free of charge for UZ Gent/UGent researchers. The DMU provides support and advice.
REDCap Features
Secure Web application
The REDCap application and associated database are located on secure servers at UGent and UZ Gent
Only accessible for authenticated users, with the possibility to restrict user rights with granular authorisation for features, instruments and/or records
Core functions
Efficient and fast data collection
Easy data sharing
Custom reports
Data quality
- Field validation
Instructions to ensure high quality data entry - Data Quality Rules
Checking if data complies with the predefined requirements - Queries
To resolve inconsistencies in the data, queries can be issued - Source Data Verification
Data entry can be marked as verified during source data verification
Regulatory
Possible to work according to GCP (including version history and audit trail) and GDPR guidelines.
Randomization and stratification
Participants can be randomized based on an allocation table. Stratification can be applied.
Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO)
Patient surveys can be offered in native language in a secure manner and can be sent out in different ways (email, SMS, mobile devices,..).
Offline data collection
Possible to collect data offline and synchronize with the server when internet connection is available.