Research Electronic Data Capture
Remediation/Self-Assessment
Important Update Regarding the REDCap Remediation/Self-Assessment and November 1 Deadline
As part of Tulane’s ongoing efforts to strengthen data governance, privacy, and research compliance, all existing REDCap projects must undergo a required remediation review.
This initiative applies to projects housed in both the REDCap Training and Production Servers. Due to the volume and complexity of existing projects, remediation will be completed by study teams with technical assistance from the REDCap Administration team.
What You Need to Do
Principal Investigators/Study Leads and your teams are responsible for reviewing all your REDCap projects and completing the required remediation steps outlined below. A deadline of November 1, 2026, has been set by the Vice President for Research for full completion of this required assessment and remediation process.
Complete information regarding the Remediation/Self-Assessment along with the REDCap Self-Assessment Implementation Plan can be found at the links below - Tulane Box login required.
Remediation/Self assessment Information
REDCap Self Assessment Implementation Plan
REDCap Self-Assessment Tracker Template
Resources and Information About REDCap at Tulane University
REDCap is a secure web platform for building and managing online databases and surveys. 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, ad hoc reporting tools, and advanced features, such as branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields.
What can REDCap do?
- Build surveys and databases
- Use branching logic, longitudinal tracking, and data exports
- Designed for research data collection
- Supports complex survey logic and longitudinal studies
REDCap is available to Tulane University faculty, staff, students, and affiliates.
REDCap Office Hours
REDCap Administrators hold Office Hours weekly for questions about REDCap and to provide assistance for REDCap users.
Please join us via Zoom. Check your email from Tulane REDCap for the Zoom link or email us at redcap@tulane.edu for the link or for assistance any other time.
REDCap Canvas Training Requirement
REDCap Canvas Training Requirement
Institutional REDCap training through Canvas is active and remains an important part of Tulane’s broader REDCap governance and compliance framework. Effective October 26, 2026, two REDCap Canvas training tracks are available.
General Track and Data Entry Track. The training covers appropriate REDCap use, privacy and regulatory expectations, project responsibilities, and user-specific data stewardship expectations.
Training Tracks and Assignment
Two training tracks are available based on the team member’s REDCap access needs and responsibilities:
- General Track: For users who require general REDCap access and training.
- Data Entry Track: For users whose responsibilities are limited to data entry.
New Users
- Submit a training server account request using the designated request link. The submitter will document if the user will be entering in data only. Someone who needs to have the following rights, should not be determined data-entry only: design, alerts, data export, DAG switcher, etc.
- The REDCap administrative team and Tulane RASU Training Manager are automatically notified of the request.
- The RASU Training Manager enrolls the user in the appropriate Canvas training and sends the invitation.
- The user completes the assigned Canvas training.
- The RASU Training Manager is automatically notified upon completion and confirms that the training is complete.
- The RASU Training Manager notifies the REDCap administrative team that training has been completed.
- The REDCap administrative team reviews the request to confirm that the appropriate documentation was submitted. If everything is in order, the REDCap account is created.
REDCap Request Forms
REDCap Training and Development Server Account Request: needs to be completed if someone does not have a training account and wants to be added to the training instance.
REDCap Production Server Account Request: cannot be requested until pertinent training above has been completed. Once training is completed, if someone does not have a production account and wants to be added to the production instance.
Production-Ready Project Request: purpose is to move a project from the training server to the production server. Real research data can be entered only after the request is approved and the project moves to production.
Current User Project Request: must be completed when an existing REDCap user needs to be added to a specific project. This form ensures that project access remains accurate, documented, and aligned with each project's current IRB approval.
The links below require Tulane Single Sign-On. Do not use @tulane.edu in the username.
REDCap Team at Tulane
TBA, REDCap Administrator
Peyton Murray, REDCap Administrator
Gail Louis, REDCap Operations Lead
Tomas Pereira, REDCap Administrative Lead
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