【How-to】Create redcap account

What is a REDCap account?

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. It has many features, including: Online or offline project design.

Can anyone REDCap?

(REDCap is not available for individual, personal use.)

How do I log into REDCap?

Go to https://redcap.gsu.edu , and enter your username and password. Select Log In. Navigate using the tabs at the top of the page.

Who can use REDCap?

These resources can be used for anyone – end user or administrator – learning to use REDCap. In addition, the REDCap Community website provides support for REDCap administrators as these administrators provide support for end users.

Does REDCap cost money?

The user agreement allows academic and non-profit institutions to download the REDCap software at no cost.

Is REDCap easy to use?

It’s easy to use.

I’m just getting started with REDCap, but so far it seems extremely easy to use. For example, to create a new project, you click “NEW PROJECT.” Then it asks you if you want to use a template, upload an existing project or create one from scratch. Easy peasy.

What database does REDCap use?

MySQL database

Does REDCap work offline?

REDCap is a flexible tool that can run on multiple operating systems such as Linux, UNIX, Windows, and Mac. A web server with PHP, a MySQL database server, and an SMTP email server are required.

Does REDCap collect IP?

REDCap Offline can be used as a stand-‐alone version of REDCap, which will allow you to capture data without a reliable Internet connection.

What do you use REDCap for?

Using ipify to collect IP addresses

By default, REDCap system is used to get IP addresses. Alternatively, you may enable ipify, a third-party API that increases reliability of the collected IPs.

Is REDCap cloud based?

Why use REDCap? Secure – Full user authentication (log-on/password), customizable user rights restrictions, real-time data validation, centralized & secure data storage, data de–identification options, and a full audit trail.

Does REDCap use SQL?

REDCap Cloud is a SaaS-based unified data management platform consisting of a combination of data management applications (EDC, eCOA, eConsent, Business Intelligence Studio, and EHR Integration Platform) with a state-of-the-art cloud-based collaboration platform.

How do I create a REDCap report?

This includes all data submitted in an HTTP Post request and all query string data found in every URL when users access REDCap, among other modes through which user-defined data gets submitted in the application. SQL queries sent to the database server from REDCap are all properly escaped before being sent.

How do I hide an instrument in REDCap?

How to create a report: Click on the “Data Exports, Reports, and Stats” hyperlink located on the left navigation bar. Click on “Create New Report.” o Enter a Name for the Report. o User Access: ▪ All Users refers to all users that have access to the project.

How is data stored in REDCap?

Access Manage External Modules section of your project, click on Form Render Skip Logic’s configure button, and save settings in order to show or hide instruments according to your needs. The top level entry in the configuration is a Control Field.

Is SQL a database?

The institution installing REDCap will store all data captured in REDCap on its own servers. Thus, all project data is stored and hosted there at the local institution, and no project data is ever transmitted at any time by REDCap from that institution to another institution or organization.

How do I hide my question on REDCap?

SQL (pronounced “ess-que-el”) stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is used to communicate with a database. According to ANSI (American National Standards Institute), it is the standard language for relational database management systems.

How do I use REDCap branching?

@HIDDEN-FORM

Hides the field only on the data entry form (i.e., not on the survey page). Field will stay hidden even if branching logic attempts to make it visible.

How do I edit REDCap?

For basic branching, you can simply drag and drop field names as needed in the Branching Logic dialog box in the Online Designer. If your branching logic is more complex, you will create equations using the syntax described below. In the equation you must use the project variable names surrounded by [ ] brackets.

How do I use REDCap app?

To make changes to your projects once your study is in PRODUCTION:

Navigate to Project Setup page:
Modify your project in Draft Mode.
Click Enter Draft Mode.
Review Summary of Draft Changes.
Submit Changes for Review.
Click OK to finalize changes.
Receive email notification.

What is an arm in REDCap?

Launch the REDCap mobile app and log in as your data collection user (not the admin account) and click “Set Up Mobile Project”. Click “Scan QR code” from the REDCap Mobile App screen in your REDCap project and use your mobile device to scan the code.