Published by Vanderbilt University Medical Center on 2024-04-17
What is REDCap? The REDCap mobile app allows for offline data collection for REDCap projects. Users can securely download their project to the app, collect data on their device (with or without an internet connection), and then send their data back to their project on a REDCap server. The app is designed for scenarios where there is no internet access or sporadic internet access.
1. You can create your project in REDCap, securely download your project to the REDCap mobile app on your iPad or iPhone, collect data on the device (with or without an Internet connection), and then securely send your data back to your project on a REDCap server.
2. If mobile devices are desired for use in REDCap data collection, and if WiFi or cellular Internet is amply available, then it is suggested to use the REDCap mobile web view that is available on the REDCap server, which provides real-time access to data.
3. Collect your REDCap data in an offline environment in the REDCap mobile app, and then sync your data back to your project on a REDCap server.
4. • A REDCap project that needs data to be collected without any Internet access available.
5. REDCap is a web application, which requires the Internet to be used, but the REDCap mobile app allows for offline data collection for your REDCap projects.
6. • A REDCap project that needs data to be collected with sporadic Internet access.
7. Before setting up a REDCap project in the app, you must already have a user account on a REDCap server hosted by a participating REDCap partner institution.
8. • Multi-user interface with secure login that allows each user account to collect data for multiple REDCap projects in the app.
9. You must already have a REDCap user account and project on a REDCap server before being able to download the project to the app.
10. Who is the REDCap Mobile App for? In order to use the REDCap Mobile App, REDCap must be installed on your institution’s server and must be at version 6.5.0 or higher.
11. • In addition to text and structured data, you can store and transmit photos, videos, signatures, and audio to REDCap.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install REDCap Mobile App app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
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| Get APK for PC → | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 4.50 | 5.27.2 |
For Windows 11, check if there's a native REDCap Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
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- Multi-user interface with secure login
- Ability to collect text, structured data, photos, videos, signatures, and audio
- Ability to restrict access to the rest of the app when collecting data from a participant
- User activity is logged for audit purposes
- Requires REDCap to be installed on the institution's server (version 6.5.0 or higher)
- App runs in conjunction with the REDCap web application software and cannot function independently.
- Can be used on the go with or without internet
- Allows for easy data collection and survey creation
- App is not working properly for some users
- Lack of clear instructions or troubleshooting resources for app setup
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