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REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)

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What is REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)?

REDCap is a secure web application designed by Vanderbilt University to build and manage online surveys and databases in a research setting for universities. 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.

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The Most Compliant Online Survey

Francis BandaView profile
Technical Consultant in Research & Development at Amandla Xaviers Advisory Services (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • It is very secure only people with right of access to the surveys can access specific functionalities such as for editing, read or analyze.
  • REDCap prioritizes privacy as such the app is designed around HIPAA protection policies. This helps to safeguard study respondents' personal identifying information.
  • REDCap has very robust analytics which helps to generate actionable insights while paying attention details such as missing variables and outliers.
  • Most public health have issues with sending active survey links but this is not the case with REDCap. All the links actually work, and its one link per respondent, once exhausted you cannot reuse it thereby reducing bias.

Cons

  • REDCap is generally the best app for public health and clinical trials for both the academia and for-profit organization. However it is poorly marketed much effort is placed on the academia side though organizations like the pharmaceuticals, hospitals, insurance etc., would be willing especially when they get hear about it.
  • REDCap needs to work on the user interface. It's kinda boring especially when designing surveys and when navigating for surveys
  • The FAQ must be shortened , sometimes the videos associated with FAQ seem long.

Return on Investment

  • It is very cost efficient for the public health survey niche
  • It is reliable and trusted
  • It is built with strong compliance standards

Alternatives Considered

Qualtrics and SmartSurvey

Other Software Used

Qualtrics, Alchemer, formerly SurveyGizmo, SurveyMonkey

Usability

REDCap is great for research, but also so much more!

Incentivized
Taylor ReadView profile
Research Coordinator in Research & Development at Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Customization. I can use HTML to change format but there are also a ton of built in functionality for branching logic, matrix configuration, slider scales, etc.
  • Security. HIPPA compliance is extremely important for medical research and REDCap ensures our data is safe.
  • Variety of use. Being able to send both surveys and create forms for internal use makes the use cases numerous.

Cons

  • Format options built in, instead of having to use HTML code.
  • User maintenance can be difficult with collaborators outside of your institution.

Return on Investment

  • Very positive since it has reasonable (or free) rates and is constantly upgraded and maintained.

Alternatives Considered

SurveyMonkey and Google Forms

Other Software Used

OneNote

REDCap: A Revolution of Patient Management

Incentivized
Taylor MironView profile
Health Fitness Specialist in Human Resources at Wake County (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • I appreciate the ability to add/change items within a field that may be beneficial or detrimental to the patient.
  • I like the option to sort by year in the main information hub, as well as put specific dates of consultations & meetings within a patient profile.
  • Very easy learn and use!

Cons

  • Some of the reporting could be very confusing and inundated with information that was not necessary or needed. There were very specific parameters that you had to set in order to export the exact data that you were looking for.
  • In some cases, not all, it could take a very long time to get approval to make any sort of portal changes, such as adding a second date option or adding a field. Sometimes this would mean certain patients would have a specific type of record and others would be missing it.

Return on Investment

  • REDCap allowed us to house all patient information in one single portal which helped us eliminate the need for paper copies. We moved our whole filing system to an electronic version when we became "live" on REDCap. It is also very convenient and accessible to have all of this data in one location.
  • A very positive impact is the ability for multiple users to see the same health and wellness information for each specific patient. Instead of constantly having to go back and forth via email, phone, etc. to ask about the patient; we could simply look up their information in REDCap and find all of the answers. It made our business much more efficient and made the patients feel as though we did our research prior to meeting with them.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Access

REDCap is easy, fast and secure!

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Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Develop and conduct online survey easily
  • Allow back office data management securely

Cons

  • I don't really see many issues with REDCap.

Return on Investment

  • It facilities the research
  • It ensures HIPPA compliance