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NHG-REDCap Helpdesk

Why use REDCap?

Learn how REDCap can save time and improve data quality in your research.

Last updated on 9 September 2026

REDCap is an easy-to-use web application designed to support electronic data capture for research studies. REDCap enables researchers to collect, store, organize, report, clean, and export data for analysis electronically.

User-Friendly Tools

  • Researchers can easily create web-based databases and data capture forms by using REDCap’s menu-driven process to enable rapid project design and creation without the need for in-depth technical or coding knowledge.

  • REDCap has a wide array of tools, such as a built-in project calendar, reporting tools, advanced form features like branching logic and calculated fields, that can be configured to virtually any data collection strategy.

  • All collected data can be exported in common file formats (such as CSV and Excel) and statistical tools file formats (such as SPSS, SAS, Stata and R).

Improve Data Quality

  • Increase data quality by using the built-in data quality tools.

  • Good Quality Data > Less cleaning & frustration > More time and resources to do the real work of answering your research questions!

Secured Environment

  • Secure your research data via REDCap's Project Logs, Audit trails, User-Rights control, with regular data backups and network security overseen by Synapxe.

Collaborate Easily

  • REDCap is widely used both in Singapore and abroad. Share REDCap Project Files to quickly setup a Study Site for collaboration.

Learn Transferable Skills

  • With REDCap being used to support research in all three Singapore public healthcare clusters, your REDCap knowledge will be a valuable addition to your research skillset.

Use limited Resources effectively

  • Going fully electronic is not just about going green and eliminating paper-use. Save your valuable time and finite resources for more productive and value-added research activities.

Learn more at the REDCap Consortium (opens in new tab)*
* Due to NHG cybersecurity policy restrictions, there are some features and functionalities that are not be available in NHG-REDCap.