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Why use REDCap?

REDCap helps researchers collect and manage data securely, without needing coding skills. Find out how it can save time and improve data quality in your research.

Last updated 18 August 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*
* Due to NHG cybersecurity policy restrictions, there are some features and functionalities that are not be available in NHG-REDCap.