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Welcome to IU REDCap. To request an account, please go to the REDCap Account Request Form. If you have an Indiana University username/passphrase, use that to authenticate. Otherwise, you should have received a REDCap password when your account was created. To recover or change your Indiana University passphrase see At IU, if I have forgotten my Network ID passphrase, how can I reset it?. To recover your IU REDCap password, click 'Forgot your password?', below.
IU REDCap Office Hours
Join us for online IU REDCap Office Hours every Wednesday from 3 - 4:30 pm.
Wednesday, April 24
Wednesday, May 1
Wednesday, May 8
No registration needed! Just click here to join the Zoom session.
For IU REDCap questions or to schedule a consult with the IU REDCap team, email redcap@iu.edu.
IU REDCAP DAY IS ON ITS WAY:
MAY 7, 2024!
IU REDCap Day 2024 will be held again this year at IU-Indianapolis (IUPUI) and via Zoom! IU REDCap Day brings together users and potential users of REDCap to share presentations, learn about new features, and network with peers.
This event is open to everyone in the Indiana University and Indiana CTSI member institution communities. Registration is free. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
IU REDCap Day Agenda Announced!
Whether you're new to REDCap or a REDCap Maestro, we have presentations to help you advance your ability to support data collection and management and administer surveys. Like last year, the SCHED web app is being used for the IU REDCap Day agenda. Once you register, you will be invited to create a SCHED account and view the agenda. Click here to learn more about IU REDCap Day and to register.
IU REDCap was upgraded to REDCap 14.0 on Sunday, February 25th!
Read the IU REDCap 14.0 Release Notes.
Interested in learning more about IU REDCap? Take a look at the IU REDCap training page! | Researchers, need to cite or get boilerplate language about IU REDCap? See the Indiana CTSI's REDCap Citation page! |
- on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 5:15am Eastern for about ten minutes,
- on the 4th Sunday of each month at 9am Eastern for about one hour, and
- a few times a year on the 3rd Sunday of the month at midnight for about two hours.
By using IU REDCap you agree to these terms.
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Just Getting Started?
Explore these overviews of fundamental concepts and features.
Building a Project
Learn how to build and modify data collection instruments.
Title | Description |
Watch Video |
Introduction to Instrument Development | An introduction to the Online Designer and Data Dictionary methods of instrument development. |
6 minutes
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Online Designer | This online tool is the quickest and most intuitive method for making instrument modifications. |
5 minutes
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Data Dictionary | The Data Dictionary is your project structure in a downloadable spreadsheet file. The spreadsheet can be modified and uploaded into REDCap to make instrument modifications. To see an example, download the Data Dictionary demonstration file. |
10 minutes
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Project Field Types | An illustration of some popular field types. |
4 minutes
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Basic Features & Modules
Types of REDCap Projects
There are several flavors of REDCap projects to choose from as you begin thinking about building your own project. Each type of project has its advantages and disadvantages, and may fit the specific needs better of one type of project over another. Please review the different types below, and you may even view a live example of each project type in action or view a short video about it.
Special Features within REDCap Projects
Every REDCap project is capable of utilizing special features, some of which can be enabled by normal users and some by REDCap administrators. Below is a listing of these features.