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Now running REDCap LTS Version 14.5.19 as of 10/26/2024
New features available this version include updated Help and FAQ pages, quality-of-life enhancements to the Codebook page, the @SHOWCHOICE action tag, background importing, rapid retrieval caching for reports and data exports, and numerous additional security/bug fixes and back-end performance improvements.
More Questions? Visit the UCSF REDCap website and find out how to sign up.
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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 Academic Research Systems Support.
REDCap Training Available
Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Basics 101 Virtual/Zoom Training
First and Third Thursdays of the Month
The next trainings will be held on November 21, December 5, and December 19 from 10-11:30 AM Pacific.
Browse date/times and sign up for class in the UC Learning Center:
https://learning.ucsf.edu
(MyAccess username and password required)
Click the link below to view the previous version of the REDCap Basic Overview training:
REDCap Basic Overview Webinar
REDCap (and RAE) Office Hours
Join our REDCap (and RAE) Office Hours to have your questions answered about our digital resources for research at UCSF.
When: First and Third Tuesdays of the Month, December 3rd and 17th, 1-2 PM Pacific.
Where: Click here to join the Office Hours Zoom
*The Zoom room will only be staffed during the dates and times listed above.
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.