Summary
The goal of this tutorial is to show the process required to use the IRB: Consent to Participate in Research template located in REDCap. The Institutional Review Board approved this template (IRB), and it can be used to replace the paper version of the form for an electronic form. This form can be sent to participants as a survey to collect participants’ information and signatures electronically.
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Create a new REDCap
Projectproject using a template
Go to: https://redcap.utdallas.edu and after entering your credentials, click ‘New Project.’
Enter project relevant information.
- Enter the Project Title based on the IRB information.
- Select Research from the ‘Purpose of this project’ drop-down menu
- Enter important administrative details of the project such as the name of the P.I., email, IRB number, and more.
Select ‘Use a template’ from the Start project from scratch or begin with template? options.
Select IRB: Consent to Participate in Research and click ‘Create Project.’
Modify the consent form text based on the project.
To modify the consent form text click on ‘Designer’ under Project Home and Design or click ‘Online Designer’ under Design your data collection instruments & enable your surveys.
Click on 'Choose action' to Rename the form as need it the click on the instrument to modify the text.
The consent temple contains 14 fields. Modify the text in red located in each field.
a. To access a field, click the edit pencil on the top section of the field.
b. Click the Full-Screen icon on the editor bars.
c. Replace red text with study specific language and change the text color to black.
d. Click Save and continue to the next field. Ensure all the red texts throughout the fields is replaced.
Add Users and Define User Rights based on Project Roles
The rights of each user accessing a project must be defined depending on the user’s profile and role in the study. It is recommended to check all access rights on a regular basis during the study.
Under ‘Applications’ on the right-hand side, select ‘User Rights’.
a. Type the user’s NETID or name in the ‘Assign new user’ text box. A drop-down menu will provide options to select the correct user.
Please advise: Users need to log in to REDCap at least once before they can be added to the project.
b. Click ‘Assign Role’ and select between the role of ‘Lab Manager’ and ‘Data Collector.’
- Lab Manager Role – The will have complete control and access to the project. They have access to identifiable information.
- Data Collector Role – The user will have the ability to create, view, and edit records. Data will be de-identified when performing data export.
Change a REDCap Project Status to Production
This section will provide the necessary steps to change the project status from Development to Production. Completing these steps allows users to collect real study data. Additionally, it limits the risk of committing real-time changes to the project, which protects the data already collected.
Moving the project to production status requires the completion of seven steps located in the ‘Project Setup’ Section’
Click ‘Project Setup’ tab on the top of the page or the ‘Project Setup’ link located under ‘Project Setup and Design.’
After completing each of the seven steps, click ‘I am done!’
After clicking on the last step ‘Move project to production’, the ‘Move Project to Production Status?’ dialog will open.
- Select ‘Keep ALL data saved so far’ or ‘Delete ALL data, calendar events, documents uploaded for records/responses, survey responses (if applicable), and any logging events pertaining to data collection.’
- If ‘Delete ALL data… ‘ is selected, a message box will open to confirm that you want to delete all the data.
- Click Yes, ‘Move Project to production’.
Complete the survey Move My Project to Production provided by the Office of Research Information Systems. The survey will guide you on moving your project to production more efficiently.
Upon submitting the survey, the REDCap Administrator will be emailed to start approving your study. After approval, your project will be moved to production.
