In collaboration with the Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a free, secure, HIPAA compliant web-based application hosted by Partners HealthCare Research Computing, Enterprise Research Infrastructure & Services (ERIS).  Vanderbilt University, with collaboration from a consortium of academic and non-profit institutional partners, develops this software application for electronic collection and management of research and clinical study data. Data collection is customized for each study or clinical trial by the research team with guidance from ERIS REDCap administrators.

Getting Started:

REDCap Getting Started knowledge base has video tutorials and guidelines on how to access REDCap, request, design and maintain your projects.

Additional Information:

• 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
• REDCap eConsent
• Get Data: RPDR and eCare
  • REDCap Data Import (REDDI): Review the FAQ
• REDCap Extensions

Data Management

REDCap's stream-lined process for rapidly developing databases, requires little database design experience. REDCap provides a user-friendly interface to program web-based case report forms with real-time data entry validation (e.g. for data types and range checks).

Survey Feature

Advantages of REDCap over MS Excel, Access and some other online survey tools:

• Secure and web-based - Input data from anywhere in the world with secure web authentication, data logging, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.
• Hosted at Partners DIPR Datacenter - No need to worry about security issues regarding third party websites hosting your private data.
• Fast and flexible - Conception to production-level database timeline determined by study team.
• Multi-site access - Projects can be used by researchers from multiple sites and institutions.
• Fully customizable - You are in total control of shaping your database or survey.
• Advanced question features - Auto-validation, branching logic, piping, and stop actions.
• Mid-study modifications - You may modify the database or survey at any time during the course of your study.
• Data import functions - Data may be imported from external data sources to begin a study or to provide mid-study data uploads.
• Data comparison functions - Double data entry / Blinded data entry.
• Export results to common data analysis packages: Microsoft Excel, SAS, Stata, R, or SPSS for analysis.
• Save your survey or forms as PDFs - Generate a PDF version for printing in order to collect responses offline.

REDCap Features

Twilio: Survey Invitations via SMS Text 

• Twilio is a secure, third party app that has been intergrated into REDCap to send survey invites/messages to participants via text or voice calls
• The use of REDCap+Twilio Module has been reviewed by the Research Information Security Office (RISO). All the participant data is stored in REDCap (names, emails, phone numbers).
• Twilio is used to send the text + survey link. When the respondent touches the link, their browser opens on their smart phone and they complete the survey in the secure website.
• The message text is defined by the study team and approved by the IRB

• Please review our EDC Support Twilio Guidelines and reach out to edcsupport@partners.org for more information 

Electronic Regulatory Binder

• The Electronic Regulatory Binder is a project within REDCap that was developed by Partners Human Research Quality Improvement (QI) Program and Enterprise Research Infrastructure & Services (ERIS)
• The eReg Binder can assist sites with the electronic storage and maintenance of regulatory documents for Partners IRB approved protocols.
• The project template contains required regulatory information that is usually captured by in the QI Regulatory Binder
• Please review the General Instructions for using the eReg Binder to collect and store regulatory information in REDCap

The system combines the power and flexibility of a user-driven freezer management system with the solid foundation of a relational database. Researchers can subscribe to the service at a discounted rate through the Research Computing Core.

Features:

• Centrally hosted by Partners with daily backups
• Tracks what is being stored, moved, thawed and tested
• View sample inventory
• Provides batch data entry and update records
• Offers numerous options for viewing and exporting data
• Is able to print bar code labels and ship samples to outside organizations
• Controls access to data on an authorized user, per lab basis
• Provides a complete audit trail that complies with 21 CFR Part 11

More about Freezerworks: http://www.freezerworks.com/

Cost:

• Annual subscription service fee
• Visit our Research Computing Core Fees page for pricing information (Login Required)

Getting Started:

• Interested in using Freezerworks, please complete a brief online form
• After reviewing your request we will schedule a follow-up meeting.
• To access the software, your device must be connected to the Partners Network.