ASUREDCAP

What is REDCap?

Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. The software is developed, updated, and distributed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Each institution licensed for use is responsible for hosting the application in accordance with their own institutional practices and needs.

While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data in any environment (including compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, FISMA, HIPAA, and GDPR), it is specifically geared to support online and offline data capture for research studies and operations. The type of data REDCap can be used to collect is partially dependent on the environment on which it is installed.

The Research Technology Office (RTO) within ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise support two REDCap systems.

  1. Enterprise REDCap can be used to for general, non-sensitive data

  2. Enterprise Secure Research (ESR) REDCap is available for HIPAA data

Please refer to our https://asurc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASUREDCAP/pages/1904967754 on the REDCap environments supported by ASU or contact the Research Technology Office if you have any questions.

Getting Started

NEW Project

  1. Determine the type of data that will be collected - please request a consultation if you are collecting data not listed here

    1. Public / low risk

    2. Sensitive / Moderate risk

    3. HIPAA-regulated

    4. FDA-regulated

  2. Review the System Descriptions to determine which system is appropriate.

  3. Review the System Access section for instructions on how to gain access to the appropriate REDCap system.

  4. Log into REDCap

  5. Review the training videos within the REDCap system, found here:

    1. Enterprise system → Training Videos

    2. ESR system → Training Videos

  6. Utilize the Help & FAQ section by typing in specific key words, found here:

    1. Enterprise system → Help & FAQ

    2. ESR system → Help & FAQ

  7. Plan to attend any of ASU’s scheduled training offerings and the ASU REDCap Community Meeting → https://asurc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASUREDCAP/pages/2019590160

  8. Refer to REDCap’s built-in instructional language for guidance

  9. Review the https://asurc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASUREDCAP/pages/2396946436 for additional considerations

  10. For assistance or support, check out our https://asurc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASUREDCAP/pages/1939046415 and the https://asurc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASUREDCAP/pages/1875444165 page.

  11. Join the ASU REDCap Community and ask questions!

    1. Instructions on how to join the ASU Community Slack Workspace

    2. Link to the #help_redcap channel

For access to specific projects within a REDCap system, please contact the project owner, designer, or user rights manager to be added as a project user.

Joining an Existing Project

  1. Review the System Access section for instructions on how to gain access to the REDCap system in which the project is located. The project leads should provide this information.

  2. Log into the system.

  3. The project coordinator or user rights manager is able to add the new account to an existing project.

  4. Refer to the project’s provided training on how to proceed.

How to use this site

  1. Content pages can be navigated to directly using the left-hand menu

  2. A search bar can be used to find information.

Search our help articles

  1. Content pages are also labelled (also known as tagged) for quick reference. Below is a list of all labels

  2. Basic guidance on some popular functions can be found in the Content Guides folder.

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