<s>
REDCap	B-Application
(	O
Research	O
Electronic	O
Data	O
Capture	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
browser-based	O
,	O
metadata-driven	O
EDC	O
software	O
and	O
workflow	O
methodology	O
for	O
designing	O
clinical	O
and	O
translational	O
research	O
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
widely	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
academic	O
research	O
community	O
:	O
the	O
REDCap	B-Application
Consortium	O
is	O
a	O
collaborative	O
,	O
international	O
network	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
5900	O
institutional	O
partners	O
in	O
145	O
countries	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
2.1	O
million	O
total	O
end-users	O
employing	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
19,000	O
journal	O
articles	O
cite	O
REDCap	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
REDCap	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
an	O
informatics	O
team	O
at	O
Vanderbilt	O
University	O
with	O
ongoing	O
support	O
from	O
NCRR	O
and	O
NIH	O
grants	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
REDCap	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
address	O
common	O
problems	O
for	O
academic	O
biomedical	O
researchers	O
hoping	O
to	O
use	O
electronic	O
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
REDCap	B-Application
software	O
as	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
REDCap	B-Application
consortium	O
attempts	O
to	O
facilitate	O
informatics	O
support	O
for	O
clinical	O
researchers	O
and	O
foster	O
a	O
collaborative	O
network	O
of	O
institutional	O
researchers	O
who	O
share	O
and	O
support	O
REDCap	B-Application
as	O
a	O
common	O
research	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
REDCap	B-Application
is	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
to	O
institutional	O
partners	O
–	O
discounting	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
internal	O
IT	O
support	O
staffing	O
–	O
REDCap	B-Application
is	O
expressly	O
not	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
end-user	O
license	O
agreements	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
a	O
typical	O
open-source	B-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
REDCap	B-Application
is	O
also	O
restricted	O
in	O
redistribution	O
because	O
Vanderbilt	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
entity	O
that	O
can	O
distribute	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanderbilt	O
catalogues	O
such	O
derived	O
works	O
in	O
their	O
REDCap	B-Application
Consortium	O
library	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
consortium	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
REDCap	B-Application
End-User	O
License	O
Agreement	O
also	O
encompasses	O
control	O
by	O
Vanderbilt	O
over	O
its	O
licensees	O
 '	O
publications	O
on	O
or	O
about	O
REDCap	B-Application
,	O
specifying	O
that	O
Vanderbilt	O
shall	O
coordinate	O
and	O
have	O
editorial	O
control	O
over	O
any	O
"	O
publications	O
created	O
by	O
CONSORTIUM	O
MEMBERS	O
which	O
discuss	O
the	O
SOFTWARE	O
and	O
its	O
methodologies	O
,	O
functionality	O
,	O
and/or	O
abilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
that	O
describe	O
scientific	O
studies	O
which	O
have	O
utilized	O
REDCap	B-Application
are	O
excepted	O
from	O
these	O
editorial	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
REDCap	B-Application
software	O
is	O
distributed	O
from	O
Vanderbilt	O
to	O
institutional	O
consortium	O
partners	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
give	O
research	O
teams	O
access	O
to	O
REDCap	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
REDCap	B-Application
project	O
design	O
has	O
an	O
intended	O
workflow	O
outlined	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
request	O
,	O
the	O
informatics	O
core	O
gives	O
the	O
research	O
team	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
REDCap	B-Application
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
most	O
relevant	O
user	O
interface	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
REDCap	B-Application
project	O
design	O
is	O
finalized	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
deployed	O
from	O
development	O
to	O
production	O
mode	O
,	O
all	O
dummy	O
data	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
and	O
researchers	O
begin	O
committing	O
actual	O
patient	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
REDCap	B-Application
design	O
workflow	O
exhibits	O
certain	O
limitations	O
that	O
merit	O
consideration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
REDCap	B-Application
calendar	O
tool	O
precludes	O
production	O
mode	O
revisions	O
to	O
calendar	O
metadata	O
,	O
thereby	O
necessitating	O
researchers	O
to	O
exercise	O
caution	O
when	O
creating	O
metadata	O
and	O
event-handlers	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
committing	O
to	O
the	O
inflexibility	O
of	O
production	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
