REDCap Usage & Project Eligibility

REDCap Usage

  • REDCap is limited to research purposes only.
  • REDCap cannot be used in the conduct of clinical and/or patient care.
  • REDCap cannot be used by for-profit entities, for-profit work/studies.
  • REDCap cannot be used as a registry and/or repository.
  • REDCap cannot be used for studies reporting to the FDA (i.e., IND, IDE, abbreviated IDE, etc).
  • REDCap cannot be used for commercial studies/purposes.
  • REDCap Project Statuses and Project Life Cycle

Forms, questionnaires, or surveys for non-research purposes may be administered using an alternate service: Survey Tools & Assessment. For more information, please see the REDCap User Agreement.

 

Project Eligibility

  • ALL projects must involve a PI who is a faculty member, employed and paid, by UConn Health or UConn.
  • ALL projects must show proof of research use by providing the appropriate IRB documentation:
    • a UConn/UConn Health approval letter or exempt determination letter, or
    • a letter from the UConn/UConn Health IRB agreeing to rely on another IRB for oversight, or
    • a Human Subjects Research Determination form signed by the UConn/UConn Health Human Subjects Protections Office indicating that the project is “NOT human subjects research” – the project MUST still be for research purposes only


Study Materials & REDCap Use

Your approved study materials dictate what data you may collect and how it may be stored in REDCap. This includes your protocol, consent forms, IRB application, data security assessment, HIPAA authorization/waiver, and related documentation. All project fields and forms/instruments must match what has been IRB-approved.

Always refer to your IRB-approved plan to confirm whether and how your project may use REDCap. All projects must maintain valid IRB approval for their entire duration.

Project End Dates & Data Removal

  • REDCap is for active data collection only and cannot be used for long-term data or project storage.
  • All projects must have an end date and cannot remain in REDCap indefinitely.
  • When active data collection ends or IRB approval expires, the project and its data must be removed from REDCap.
  • You must have an external storage plan for long-term retention, documented in your IRB-approved protocol.
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