There are two styles for building your e-Consent forms in REDcap.
Option 1: Utilize a REDcap project template that comes with pre-built instruments mirrored off of the OPRS templates, which you will customize for your study needs.
Templates must be customized to mirror your study-specific stamped and approved OPRS Informed Consent Form
Option 2: Upload an inline copy of your OPRS approved Informed Consent Form as an image in REDCap, for the participant to read through and then provide their consent.
Option 3: Build your own instrument from scratch to mirror your OPRS approved Informed Consent Form.
Before pursuing any of these options for your study, please ensure your forms have been approved by OPRS. It is your responsibility to ensure approval, compliance and management of all your study materials, including REDCap forms that utilize the eConsent feature. The same policy applies to your data sharing and user rights - please ensure compliance with your IRB protocol at all times while storing your data in REDcap.
Option 1: Utilize a Redcap template to build out your e-Consent form as a series of fields and instruments.
Navigate to New Project and select “Use a Template.” Select the desired template from the drop down menu.
2. Make sure to delete any red text found throughout the template. All red text is either instructional information or a placeholder that needs to be replaced with your own specific information.
3. Ensure to adapt the Redcap fields to mirror your approved and stamped OPRS template.
Option 2: Upload an inline copy of your E-consent form as an image in Redcap for the participant to read through and then provide their consent.
Add a new field and Select “Descriptive Text” as your field type.
2. Press on the “Upload File” option and upload either a jpg or a png file of your consent form.
3. Lastly, click on “inline image” so your forms are displayed in the survey. Your images must be in a jpg or png format in order to select the inline image option.
Add in Signature Fields
Use a text box field if you want the participant to type in their first name, last name, date, etc.
Add in a signature field for the participant to physically write out their signature.
Enable the E-Consent Framework in Redcap:
Make sure survey settings are enabled for the project and for the instrument.
Enable Auto-Archiver and e-Consent Framework under Survey Settings.
An additional page will be added to the end of the survey for the participant to verify their responses.
A copy of the survey will be saved as a PDF under the PDF Archive in the File Repository.