REDCap User Group Meeting
Special Meeting
Meet the Experts
Monday, September 15, 2014
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
PSU Hershey – T2500
University Park – Henderson 115
Panel
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PSU - Hershey
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Allen Kunselman, PHS, Biostatistics
Rosanne Pogash, PHS Data Management
Terri Shkuda, Research Informatics
Christie Stetter, PHS, Biostatistics
PSU - University Park
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Margaret Brech, Survey Research Center
Mengzhao Gao, Statistics
Larissa Witmer, Survey Research Center
Research Informatics
Research Informatics supports the following
CTSI resources with application
maintenance and additional support as
follows:
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REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) - training,
access, consultation, REDCap User Group Meetings,
office hours
i2b2 (Informatics for Integrating Biology and the
Bedside) – training, access, consultation, office hours
Profiles (Research networking software)
eagle-i (Biomedical research resource tool)
i2b2 – Informatics for Integrating Biology
and the Bedside
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Cohort discovery tool which can be used prior
to IRB approval
De-identified database containing discrete data
from HMC EMR, billing systems and other
systems, with data from January 2011 to
present
Feasibility tool to determine the existence of a
set of patients meeting a specific criteria
Data contains: basic demographics, diagnosis,
procedures, medications, lab tests, cancer
registry, tissue availability
Research Informatics Contact
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REDCap – redcap@hmc.psu.edu
i2b2 – i2b2@hmc.psu.edu
Profiles – profiles@hmc.psu.edu
eagle-i – researchcomputing@hmc.psu.edu
CTSI website containing information about the
above applications: https://ctsi.psu.edu/
PHS Data Management Services
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Develop data management plans
Design data collection forms
Design administrative forms to facilitate data collection
and protocol adherence
Provide design assistance to investigators/coordinators
creating REDCap projects
Create REDCap projects – forms, surveys, and data
quality rules
Create an implement testing plans for REDCap designs
and data quality rules
Perform data entry
Perform data monitoring activities
PHS Data Management Services
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Up to 10 hours of services may be
free using funds supported by the
CTSI
Contact:
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Rosanne Pogash
Manager, PHS Data Management Unit
rpogash@psu.edu
717-531-7689
CTSI BERD Support at CoM
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BERD: Biostatistics, Epidemiology,
Research Design
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http://ctsi.psu.edu/ctsiprograms/biostatisticsepidemiologyresear
ch-design/
BERD Support at CoM
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Clarification of study objective
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With respect to clinical trials:
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Experimental design
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Superiority
Non-inferiority
Equivalence
Ex.: completely randomized, randomized complete
block, Latin square, factorial, crossover, Bayesian,
adaptive
Explicit definition of primary and secondary
outcomes
BERD Support at CoM
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Sample size and power
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Identify potential sources of random error and
bias
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Randomization
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Blinding methods
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Interim analysis and stopping rules
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Methods for handling missing data
BERD Support at CoM
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Consideration for potential confounders and
effect modifiers
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Statistical data analysis
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Interpretation
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Reporting and graphics
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Reproducible analysis
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Data collection, management, monitoring, and
archiving
BERD Support at CoM
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Limited free BERD support
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Request BERD support well in advance of any
deadline
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To request BERD support, complete the online
consultation request form at:
http://webapp.hmc.psu.edu/walkin2/walkin_form.cfm
Survey Research Center (UP)
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What is the SRC?
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Part of the Social Science Research Institute
Experienced team of project managers to oversee data collection and
project logistics
Provide survey and project management services
Promote and contribute to the science of survey
research methodology
Educate the Penn State community about the best
practices and emerging developments in survey
research
Survey Research Center (UP)
Data collection services
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Multi-modal project management, including any of the following
Mail and self-administered surveys (scanned/data entry)
Phone surveys
Daily Diary Studies
Face-to-face interviews
In-school surveys
Web-based surveys
EMA Data Collection (DREAM)
Focus groups
Collection of biological samples
Survey Research Center (UP)
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Project Management services
 Help with study design decisions and instrument
development
 Develop project timelines, planning logistics
 Coordinate multiple modes of data collection
 Mailings (prenotifications, reminders, etc.)
 Data collection staff hiring and training
 Incentives
 Scheduling and working with site contacts
 Communication with respondents
Survey Research Center (UP)
DREAM - Dynamic Real-time Ecological Ambulatory
Methodologies
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Smartphone surveys
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Interval contingent, signal contingent, event contingent
Repeated collection of real-time data
Assess ongoing behavior, experiences, and
environmental aspects of humans in their natural
settings
Aims to understand processes as they naturally unfold
in time and context
Phones and partnership with Verizon Wireless
Survey Research Center (UP)
DREAM - Dynamic Real-time Ecological Ambulatory
Methodologies
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Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)
Experience Sampling
Daily diaries
Ambulatory physiological assessment
Physical and movement monitoring
Ambient environmental parameters
Opportunities with intervention studies
Survey Research Center (UP)
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Contact:
 Kurt Johnson, Ph.D.
 Director, Penn State Survey Research Center
 kdj11@psu.edu
 814-867-1290
CTSI BERD Support at UP
BERD: Biostatistics, Epidemiology,
Research Design at UP
http://stat.psu.edu/consulting/ctsibiostatistics-epidemiology-and-researchdesign
UP BERD Support
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First four hours of consultation is provided free
of charge. To request BERD support, complete
the online consultation request form at:
http://webapp.hmc.psu.edu/walkin2/walkin_form.cfm
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Graduate students and junior investigators will
have priority for the free service.
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Researchers may receive help with projects
and grant preparations
UP BERD Support
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Sample size and power analysis
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Expertise in study design and statistical
methodology
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data collection, data management and data
analysis
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Genomic Data Analysis
UP BERD Support
Contact for UP CTSI BERD:
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Dr. Mosuk Chow
mchow@psu.edu