2025 Volume 30 Pages 97-102
Background Although the REDCap system is recommended for use at Osaka University, it had not been introduced in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine.
Objectives The purpose of this study is to clarify researchers’ impressions and opinions during the implementation of the REDCap system, and to identify any changes over the time, in order to provide a foothold for efforts to improve the quality of clinical research data across the organization.
Methods A questionnaire survey was administered to researchers who had started using REDCap, assessing their knowledge and awareness of the system at three time points: before implementation, at the start of operation, and after a period of use.
Results The survey responses revealed that researchers’ use of the REDCap system increased over time and their attitudes toward it became more positive.
Conclusion By conducting a survey on researchers’ awareness of the REDCap system over time, we were able to clarify the process by which REDCap was introduced and its use expanded among researchers, even within departments where it was completely unknown.
