Clinical Resources Tools
Autoimmune Disease Institute Data System
This is an integrated system consisting of the following:
- Laboratory information management system
- Electronic lab notebook
- Biospecimen management system
- Patient registry
- Role-based security model for the protection of confidential information
OSCTR Research Navigator Service
- Provides a single point of access to trainees, residents, new faculty members, and established scientists interested in developing clinical and translational research activities
- Identifies and provides access to well-qualified, federally-funded research mentors and advisors
- Creates multidisciplinary research support teams to assist novice as well as experienced researchers in conceptualizing and transforming promising research ideas into fundable research projects
- Assists participants in identifying and gaining access to the appropriate OSCTR core resources, facilities, and technologies
Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)
- Secure application that enables the development and management of online surveys and research databases
- An intuitive web-based interface for validated data entry
- Creates audit trails for tracking data manipulation and export procedures
- Provides automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to Excel and common statistical packages
- Includes procedures for importing data from external sources
- Includes project calendar, a scheduling module, ad hoc reporting tools, and other advanced features
- Allows for multi-site access to project files