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REDCap Mobile App 5.19.15
***This is available only for REDCap users with REDCap >6.5.0 ontheir servers.*** Collect your REDCap data in an offlineenvironment in the REDCap mobile app, and then sync your data backto your project on a REDCap server. REDCap is a web application,which requires the Internet to be used, but the REDCap mobile appallows for offline data collection for your REDCap projects. Youcan create your project in REDCap, securely download your projectto the REDCap mobile app on your Android, collect data on thedevice (with or without an Internet connection), and then securelysend your data back to your project on a REDCap server. Features •Multi-user interface with secure login that allows each useraccount to collect data for multiple REDCap projects in the app. •In addition to text and structured data, you can store and transmitphotos, videos, signatures, and audio to REDCap. • When collectingdata in the app from a participant, for security purposes you caneasily restrict access to the rest of the app as they enter theirdata. • All user activity in the app is logged for audit purposes.The full logging history can be sent to your project on the REDCapserver. Who is the REDCap Mobile App for? In order to use theREDCap Mobile App, REDCap must be installed on your institution’sserver and must be at version 6.5.0 or higher. The REDCap MobileApp is designed to fit the following scenarios: • A REDCap projectthat needs data to be collected without any Internet accessavailable. • A REDCap project that needs data to be collected withsporadic Internet access. If mobile devices are desired for use inREDCap data collection, and if WiFi or cellular Internet is amplyavailable, then it is suggested to use the REDCap mobile web viewthat is available on the REDCap server, which provides real-timeaccess to data. What is REDCap? REDCap is a mature, secure webapplication for building and managing online surveys and databases,and it is used by hundreds of thousands of users around the world(http://projectredcap.org). Before setting up a REDCap project inthe app, you must already have a user account on a REDCap serverhosted by a participating REDCap partner institution. If you belongto an institution that does not have REDCap, please visithttp://projectredcap.org/participate.php to learn how to get REDCapwhere you are. What are some limitations of this app? The REDCapmobile app runs in conjunction with the REDCap web applicationsoftware. You must already have a REDCap user account and projecton a REDCap server before being able to download the project to theapp. The app cannot function or stand independently without aREDCap server.