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REDCap is a secure, web-based application for building and managing online surveys and databases. UIC’s installation of REDCap is offered as a free service to UIC health investigators, faculty, and staff involved in a health-related research.

REDCap’s easy design environment allows users to quickly create web-based databases and data capture forms online from a web browser or offline through a spreadsheet file. The platform provides procedures for automated export to Excel and common statistical packages including SPSS, SAS, Stata, and R. It offers a built-in project calendar, a scheduling module, ad hoc reporting tools, and advanced features such as branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields.

Features

Secure surveys & databases
Create and design your project rapidly using secure web authentication from your browser- no additional software required

Fast and flexible
Conception to production-level survey/database in less than one day

Exportable for analysis
Export your data to common analysis packages like Microsoft Excel, PDF, SAS, Stata, R, or SPSS

Ad hoc reporting
Create custom queries for generating reports to view or download

Scheduling
Utilize a built-in project calendar and scheduling module for organizing your events and appointments

Manage contact lists
Build a list of email contacts, create custom email invitations, and track who responds

Create survey links
Create a single survey link to email out or post on a website

Print/PDF friendly
Generate a print-friendly PDF version of your forms and/or surveys for easy data collection offline

Securely send files
Using ‘Send-It’, upload and send files to multiple recipients, including existing project documents, that are too large for email attachments or that contain sensitive data

REDCap API
Have external applications connect to REDCap remotely in a programmatic or automated fashion

Advanced Features
Auto-validation, calculated fields, file uploading, branching/skip logic, and survey stop actions