REDCap

A powerful tool for Illinois investigators

Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and project databases for research studies. It is ideal for collecting both high risk and non-high risk data. Illinois REDCap is provided at no cost to faculty, staff, and students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Illinois REDCap login page for existing users.

Login to REDCap

New to Illinois REDCap? Request access to get started.

User Request Form

View upcoming workshops, office hours, and trainings.

REDCap Calendar

Access services, information, and guidance for your project.

Consult & Support

Robust data collection in a HIPAA-capable environment

REDCap is a preferred data collection tool for institutions across the world for it's easy-to-use, flexible interface and robust security features.

Illinois REDCap is among the systems and services that meet requirements established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It offers a variety of security measures that make it an ideal system for collecting Protected Health Information (PHI) and other high risk or sensitive data, as well as non-high risk data.

Features

Rapid online survey and database building

Quickly develop projects via a point-and-click web interface or create a Microsoft Excel “data dictionary” to upload into the application. Create, modify, and utilize the form content without additional programming or project development. *Some extra features may require consultation/programming with IT.

Security

Create and design projects using secure web authentication from your browser—no extra software is required. Illinois REDCap is approved for collection of high risk data, including protected health information.

Multi-site access

Researchers from multiple sites and institutions can access REDCap projects led by an Illinois Principal Investigator.

Reports

Create custom queries for generating reports to view or download.

Scheduling and organizing

Utilize a built-in project calendar and scheduling module for organizing events.

Surveys and survey respondent management

Put together a list of email contacts, generate custom email invitations, and follow who responds. Or, construct a single survey link and access code to email out or post on a website.

REDCap Shared Library

Download curated REDCap data collection instruments and forms for project use.

Exporting data

Data can be exported to Microsoft Excel, SAS, Stata, R, or SPSS for statistical analysis.

Print and distribute surveys

Generate forms and surveys as PDFs for easy printing and collect responses anywhere.

Partners

Illinois REDCap is administered by the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI). The IHSI REDCap team is responsible for granting users access, providing user support, processing Move to Production requests, and more.

Illinois REDCap is powered by Research IT via the Office of the Chief Information Officer, who monitor security of the application and perform routine updates.

The University Library helps to facilitate education and training for Illinois REDCap.