1. CTSI Biostats

2. What you need before you start 1. Study Design Data collection points Relation of points to each other 2. Data Forms 3. Variables Type Ranges Identifiers 4. Users Who Limitations

4. The options on this screen depend on your project settings…you can change your project settings here, if you did it wrong

5. Click each Instrument name to modify this. Each of these is a different data form. Click here to add a form You can rename or delete a whole form

6. Note: you can add variables at any point or click and drag them to a different location

7. Each variable is specified in 4 quick steps: 1) Pick your variable type (Note: the most commonly used types of data are instances of a “Text Box”)

8. 2) Label your variable-- 3) REDCap automatically makes variable names…but you can change it if you’d like 4) Specify variable characteristic s-Validation: specify variable type and any limits on it Required variable Identifier 4) Specify variable characteristic s-Validation: specify variable type and any limits on it Required variable Identifier

10. Days offset are from initial event (note, this may be BEFORE you see your participant. Ex: if first event is a stroke, then this would be your first event When using the calendar module, these days and ranges are included for planning Days offset are from initial event (note, this may be BEFORE you see your participant. Ex: if first event is a stroke, then this would be your first event When using the calendar module, these days and ranges are included for planning Different study arms can have different events If your events are not scheduled, this can be used as an ordered tracking of # of visits; there is no limit to the number of events possible

13. How to organize your study info Event 1: Screening Event 2: Pre-test Event 3: Post- test Event 4: Follow-up PrescreeningX H & PXX OGTTXX QuestionnaireXX 1. Create a matrix of your study events and what data is being collected when

14. How to organize your study info 2. Get the details of ALL your variables FormLabelNameTypeLimitsRequiredIdentifier ScreeningPatient ID IDTextnoneYY ScreeningAge in Years Age_yrsText: Integer 21-69YN

15. How to organize your study info 3. Users & Permissions User name Expiration Calendar Data Export Tool Data Import Tool Data Comparison Tool Logging File Repository User Rights Data Access Groups Reports & Report Builder Record Locking Customization Lock/Unlock Records Project Setup/Design Create Records Rename Records Delete Records