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Technical procedures and REDCap tools for internet-based clinical trials
Bangdiwala, A. S., & Boulware, D. R. (2022). Technical procedures and REDCap tools for internet-based clinical trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 114, Article 106660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106660
In March of 2020 our team of researchers developed and opened three clinical trials to investigate hydroxy-chloroquine as prophylaxis or treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We simultaneously built corresponding Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) projects for these low-touch, remote trials that relied on participant-reported data. REDCap has built-in features that support pragmatic, internet-based studies, and REDCap is flexible enough to allow creative solutions for specific trials. We describe challenges, choices, and suggestions based on our experience with REDCap for our COVID-19 trials.
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