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Using REDCap for data management in the whole research data lifecycle

9am to 4pm 5 December 2024

Advanced course in person at Bournemouth Gateway Building 12 St Paul’s Lane Bournemouth BH8 8GP

Session 1: 09:00-12:00

Lunch break (lunch will be provided)

Session 2: 13:00 -16:00

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Those with some basic REDCap knowledge* will be led by our external REDCap expert (Will Crocombe) though more in-depth real-world scenarios using REDCap.

Completion of the of basic training ‘REDCap A recommended tool for Data Management in Research Projects’ will enable participants to benefit from this advanced course.

What you will need for this course: Your own laptop and completion of ‘Recommended tools for Data Management in Research Projects’

Topics to be covered:

• Data management – data workflow, queries and audit trail, site management
• Simple randomisation – stratified lists
• Electronic consent – design and setup
• Longitudinal data collection – events and repeating forms
• Surveys – patient data collection
• Mobile data collection – using the REDCap mobile app

Our REDCap expert will do a small presentation on each topic and then arrange participants into small teams to carry out tasks on the topic. Our expert will be on hand to help and guide the teams through the tasks and will summarise the experiences, ‘take-homes’ and key learning at the end. At the end of the course, participants will be able to confidently set-up and use all the features in the training course.Refreshments will be provided

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REDCap Key Features:

1. Data Collection: REDCap allows users to easily create and manage data collection forms, which can be used for various purposes like surveys, longitudinal studies, or clinical trials.
2. User-Friendly Interface: It provides an intuitive, web-based interface for project setup and data entry, allowing non-technical users to create complex projects without needing programming skills.
   1. Easy to Design Forms: REDCap provides a user-friendly interface for creating and designing online surveys and databases without needing advanced programming skills.
   2. Drag-and-Drop Interface: Allows for easy form building and question arrangement.
3. Secure and Compliant: REDCap supports HIPAA compliance and other data security standards as GDPR and FISMA, making it suitable for handling sensitive or protected health information (PHI).
4. Customisability: Users can customize forms, surveys, and workflows to suit their project needs, and it supports branching logic, validation, and automated alerts.
   1. Flexible Form Design: You can create complex branching logic, calculated fields, and use piping to personalize questions.
   2. Autonomy for Researchers: Users can independently design and manage their projects without needing IT support.
5. Collaboration: It enables collaboration across institutions, allowing multiple users with different permission levels to work on the same project.
6. Longitudinal Data Collection: It supports collecting data over time from the same participants, which is important for research projects that involve repeated measurements.
7. Shared Library: REDCap’s Shared Library allows users to browse and search for data entry forms that other users have uploaded.
8. Data Export: Data collected in REDCap can be exported to various statistical software formats (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Stata, R) for analysis