# REDCapCAST: REDCap Metadata Casting and Castellated Data Handling

Casting metadata for REDCap database creation and handling of
castellated data using repeated instruments and longitudinal projects in
'REDCap'. Keeps a focused data export approach, by allowing to only
export required data from the database. Also for casting new REDCap
databases based on datasets from other sources. Originally forked from
the R part of 'REDCapRITS' by Paul Egeler. See
<https://github.com/pegeler/REDCapRITS>. 'REDCap' (Research Electronic
Data Capture) is a secure, web-based software platform designed to
support data capture for research studies, providing 1) an intuitive
interface for validated data capture; 2) audit trails for tracking data
manipulation and export procedures; 3) automated export procedures for
seamless data downloads to common statistical packages; and 4)
procedures for data integration and interoperability with external
sources (Harris et al (2009)
[doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2008.08.010](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2008.08.010)
; Harris et al (2019)
[doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103208](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103208)
).

## See also

Useful links:

- <https://github.com/agdamsbo/REDCapCAST>

- <https://agdamsbo.github.io/REDCapCAST/>

- Report bugs at <https://github.com/agdamsbo/REDCapCAST/issues>

## Author

**Maintainer**: Andreas Gammelgaard Damsbo <agdamsbo@clin.au.dk>
([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-1154))

Authors:

- Paul Egeler <paulegeler@gmail.com>
  ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-9498))