Monash REDCap

REDCap is a secure, web-based application to create and manage research databases and/or participant surveys. It is developed to help researchers collect and manage sensitive data effectively and responsibly. REDCap's streamlined process for rapidly creating and designing projects offers a vast array of tools that can be tailored to virtually any data collection strategy.

REDCap provides automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to Excel and common statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, Stata, R), as well as a built-in project calendar, a scheduling module, adhoc reporting tools, and advanced features, such as branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields.

REDCap at Monash University is hosted on infrastructure located in Australia and managed by Helix, Monash University. The REDCap platform is updated regularly every quarter and any security fixes are applied immediately. Data collected through REDCap will be stored on University managed secure and resilient infrastructure located in Australia that complies with all applicable data protection and privacy obligations.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Web-based access (on or off campus)
  • Access for multi-site collaborations
  • Fast and flexible to design
  • Modifications can be done at anytime
  • Ensures data consistency and accuracy at data entry
  • Support data import and data extract
  • Custom data extracts to CSV, R, Stata, and SPSS format

User Charges

REDCap is provided as a university-subsidised service to enable researchers to create their own database.

Additional support for customisation is provided through a cost-recovery model to cover staff support time. See the “Customisation” section below for further details.

Terms of Use

Monash REDCap is available to research projects having a Monash University researcher (with a valid @monash.edu email address) as a Principal Investigator (PI).

When the study has published manuscripts/artefacts, it must cite the use of REDCap such as below:

Study data was collected and managed using REDCap electronic data capture tool hosted and managed by Helix (Monash University).1,2 REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure, web-based software platform designed to support data capture for research studies, providing 1) an intuitive interface for validated data capture; 2) audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export procedures; 3) automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to common statistical packages; and 4) procedures for data integration and interoperability with external sources.

1PA Harris, R Taylor, R Thielke, J Payne, N Gonzalez, JG. Conde, Research electronic data capture (REDCap) – A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support, J Biomed Inform. 2009 Apr;42(2):377-81.

2PA Harris, R Taylor, BL Minor, V Elliott, M Fernandez, L O’Neal, L McLeod, G Delacqua, F Delacqua, J Kirby, SN Duda, REDCap Consortium, The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software partners, J Biomed Inform. 2019 May 9 [doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103208]

Access and Log In

  • To request a REDCap project, please fill out the form here
  • Log in through Helix REDCap

REDCap Training and Community Events

The Helix team at Monash eResearch is planning a series of training and community engagement events to help users get the most out of REDCap’s capabilities. To make sure these sessions are relevant and tailored to your needs, we’d love to hear about your current level of experience with REDCap.

If you’re interested in attending upcoming sessions, please complete our Expression of Interest form.

General Help and Support