REDCap Basics for Syringe Service Programs

Abstract

This is a short guide for harm reduction programs and syringe service programs (SSPs) considering using REDCap for their data collection and management. It reviews basic information about REDCap, strengths and challenges for use with SSPs, and the main ways to access REDCap.

The SHaRP team has considerable experience using REDCap and working with organizations to build out REDCap systems. However, given the wealth, variety, and ongoing evolution of guidance on REDCap’s capabilities, this guide should not be considered comprehensive or airtight.

Finally, this is not a promotion or endorsement of one particular company, software, or product by the Opioid Response Network (ORN), SAMHSA, or the SHaRP team. Further, this is not a recommendation of REDCap as the best software for SSP monitoring and evaluation. There is no one software solution that will work for all SSPs. Many complex factors figure into what software choices will work best for each individual program.