Main project settings

The Main project settings is the first thing on the project setup checklist.

In this step, you decide:

• if using survey in the project.
• if your project is classic or longitudinal.

You can modify these settings anytime during your project development.

Activity

1. Go to Main project settings on Project Setup.
2. Click Enable for the option of ‘Use surveys in this project’.
3. Leave the other two options as they are.

Types of project

There are two basic project types in REDCap, ‘classic’ and ‘longitudinal’.

Classic projects

A classic project is a set of data collection instruments, designed for a single round of data collection (which can last for any amount of time). Data can be entered either by researchers or by participants.

Longitudinal projects

A longitudinal study captures data from the same cohort over time, usually at defined points. It may also track more than one cohort, for example, a control group and an intervention group.