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Table&of&Contents&
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 1
I. Introduction to the Electronic Regulatory Binder (eReg binder) Project ........................................... 2
II. Project Layout (Home Page) ............................................................................................................ 3
III. Establish eReg Binder Project for an IRB Approved Protocol ............................................................ 4
a. Request New Project ................................................................................................................... 4
b. Open Project ............................................................................................................................... 4
c. Manage User Rights (Principal Investigators/Project Managers) .................................................. 5
d. Grant Access to External Users .................................................................................................... 6
IV. Enter and Store Regulatory Data ..................................................................................................... 7
V. Sign-off on Delegated Tasks (Principal Investigators) ....................................................................... 9
VI. Develop Reports .............................................................................................................................. 9
a. Generate QI Study Management Logs ......................................................................................... 9
b. Create Site Specific Reports ....................................................................................................... 10
VII. Additional Features ................................................................................................................... 10
a. Send study staff a survey invite to provide a signature for their study delegation(s) .................. 10
b. Automatic notifications to Principal Investigator ....................................................................... 12
c. Track Due Dates of Regulatory Documents ................................................................................ 13
d. Display Status of All Regulatory Documents .............................................................................. 13
e. Search for Regulatory Data........................................................................................................ 14
f. Access to Requirements/Additional Resources .......................................................................... 14
g. Connecting to other REDCap Projects ........................................................................................ 14
h. Delete REDCap Project .............................................................................................................. 15
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I. Introduction&to&the&Electronic&Regulatory&Binder&(eReg&
binder)&Project&
The Electronic Regulatory Binder (eReg binder) is a project within REDCap that was developed by
Partners Human Research Quality Improvement (QI) Program and Enterprise Research
Infrastructure & Services (ERIS). The eReg binder assists sites with the electronic storage and
maintenance of regulatory documents for Partners IRB approved protocols. This project is unique in
that it contains:
• Data collection instruments that capture required regulatory information similar to what is
generally captured in the QI Regulatory Binder for all studies.
• Branching logic that identifies and collects study specific regulatory information, such as
laboratory certifications, and FDA forms.
• A report builder for developing site specific reports including delegation of responsibility log,
protocol amendment tracking log, and consent version tracking log.
• A calendar for keeping track of due-dates for regulatory documents.
• Ability for the PI to grant different levels of viewing/editing rights for study staff.
General instructions for using this REDCap project to enter and store regulatory information for an
IRB approved protocol is enclosed. Review of these instructions is strongly encouraged for first time
users. For additional questions and comments related to this project, contact
humanresearchqi@partners.org
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II. Project&Layout&(Home&Page)&
Left Navigation
Homepage
Data collection links
Project title
Applications for managing regulatory documents
(e.g. Calendar/Report Builder)*
Intro to Electronic Regulatory Binder project
(includes link to instruction manual)
Built-in links to requirements and QI study
management logs (e.g. delegation, protocol version
and consent form tracking logs)
Quick summary of tasks*, current users, project
statistics and upcoming events
Site specific reports created using the Report Builder
* Please note that the options in these areas may be different based on user rights
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III. Establish&eReg&Binder&Project&for&an&IRB&Approved&Protocol&&
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The eReg binder project is a general template that stores and maintains regulatory data for
a single IRB approved protocol. To request a template for an IRB approved protocol:
1. Log-in to REDCap using your Partners username and password
2. Click on the tab titled “Request New Project”
3. Enter a title for the project (e.g. Electronic Regulatory Binder – 0000p000000). Adding
the protocol # to the title makes it easy to distinguish between projects.
4. Specify the following information:
• Project’s purpose
• Requestor’s name, department and institution
• Protocol’s IRB status
5. To begin project from the existing template, select the option to “use a template”
6. Select the template titled “Electronic Regulatory Binder”
7. Click on the “Send Request” button
You will receive 2 emails after this step. The first email confirms that the request was
successfully submitted and the second that the project has been created.
8. Repeat steps 2-7 to request a project for another IRB approved protocol (if applicable)
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To open a REDCap project after receiving the email confirmation that the project has been
created:
1. Log-in to REDCap using your Partners username and password
2. Under the “My Projects” Tab, click on the applicable eReg Binder project
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Principal Investigators/Project Managers can assign different levels of user rights based on
staff’s delegated tasks. Rights can be granted to access certain applications and/or data
collection instruments. Before data can be entered into project, user rights must be
assigned by Principal Investigator/Project Manager.
1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Click the application titled “User Rights” on the left side of the screen
3. Enter the staff’s user name in the “add new user” text box
4. Click the “Add with Custom Rights” button
5. On the left side of the screen, select the application(s) that apply to the staff. If the
default applications do not apply, deselect them. The following table lists applications
by delegated task:
Delegated Task
Basic Rights - Applications
User Rights
Calendar
Reports &
report
builder
Create
records
Lock/unlock
records
with e-
signature
authority
Manage
Regulatory
Documentation
(PI/Project Mgr)
ü
ü
ü
ü
Sign off on
delegated tasks
(PI only)
ü
Enter and store
regulatory data
ü
Track due-dates
of regulatory
documents
ü
6. On the right side of the screen, assign staff rights to data collection instruments (no
access, read only, view/edit)
7. Click the “Add user” button to save rights
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8. Repeat above steps for additional study staff
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Access to the eReg Binder project can be granted to external users i.e., employees at other
institutions who are listed on the Partners IRB approved protocol as study staff. To request
access for external users, Partners Principal Investigators must:
1. Complete the online form “To Request External User Accounts for REDCap”
2. Click Submit at the bottom of the form to confirm the request for external access
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IV. Enter&and&Store&Regulatory&Data&&
Regulatory data is entered and stored in the eReg Binder Project in
tandem with IRB reviews to facilitate the retrieval of data and
generation of site specific reports. To ensure the project’s
accuracy, it’s important to enter all reviews (e.g. initial, continuing
reviews and amendments) soon after submission and approval.
The eReg Binder project contains 8 data collection instruments
(forms), split between two study Arms. Each time a review is
entered into the main “HRC review” form, general information is
gathered that facilitates the collection of related regulatory data.
Regulatory data is inputted and stored at the same time in the 6
sub-forms linked to a review (Figure 1).
Depending on the HRC review, sub-forms will display certain fields.
For example:
If
Fields
Protocol summary was
amended
Protocol summary version
date, # and copy
Study is funded by an
external source (e.g. NIH)
Copy of significant
correspondence with
sponsor
Written documentation of
informed consent
Consent form type, subject
population, valid and
expiration date
Study involves collection,
processing or analysis of
specimens
Laboratory name, type,
document of qualifications
(e.g. CLIA/CAP)
To enter/store regulatory data for an IRB approved protocol:
1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Click the Add/Edit Records and choose Arm 1: Protocol
3. Click the “Add new record” button
Figure 1: Data Collection
Instruments (forms)
Sub-
forms
for
Main Form
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4. Enter the review information. If you are starting the project, enter the information for the initial
IRB review on the “HRC Review” form.
5. Identify the form’s completion status using the drop down box under Form Status
6. Click “Save and Go to Next form” to proceed to the sub-form for regulatory data. Note, if the
information in the sub-form does not apply to the review, the form will not display the related
data entry fields (refer to table in this section’s introduction for examples).
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter/store remaining regulatory data
8. Repeat steps 3-7 for the next HRC review submission (e.g. continuing review/amendment)
To enter study staff information:
1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Click the Add/Edit Records and choose Arm 2: Staff
3. Click the “Add new record” button on the right side of the screen
4. Enter information for staff member, including their delegation and email address.
5. Repeat steps 2-7 for the next staff member
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V. Sign-off&on&Delegated&Tasks&(Principal&Investigators)&&
The IRB approved study staff must already be added to the project to sign-off on delegated tasks. If
the study staff was not added to the project, refer to the enclosed instructions for entering/storing
regulatory data in section IV.
1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Click the “Record Status Dashboard” on the left side of the screen
3. Select Arm 2: Staff and the record that applies to study staff (refer to record list for reviews)
4. Click the data collection instrument titled “Staff Documents”
5. Edit/Confirm delegated tasks
6. Check the box to activate e-signature
7. Enter Partners username and password
VI. Develop&Reports&&
The eReg Binder project contains 3 built in reports that approximate QI study management logs for
tracking delegation of responsibility, protocol/consent form versions. Additionally, sites can develop
reports that query, sort and combine review and regulatory data. These reports can be printed or
exported to Excel.
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1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Go to “Project Bookmarks” on the left side of screen
3. Select the study management log (e.g. delegation log, consent tracking log, protocol
version/amendment tracking log). Note: To view delegated tasks for all study staff, select “All
records” from the drop down list
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1. Open the applicable eReg Binder project
2. Click the application titled “Report Builder” on the left side of screen
3. Enter a name for the report
4. Select the report fields using the field labels in parentheses and (when applicable) any special
criteria for field(s).
5. Select the order of results
6. Click the Save Report button
VII. Additional&Features&
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1. Using REDCa’s Automated Survey Invitation feature, study staff can be sent a survey invite
to sign off on their delegated tasks. These can be set or altered by going to the Online
Designer page and selecting Automated Invitations:
2. On the Automated Invitation page, the user can edit the following settings:
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3. To ensure the survey invitation gets sent out when expected, conditional logic needs to be
provided. In the example below, the logic provided refers to a checkbox on the Study Staff
instrument being checked off. When that box is checked and the record is saved, the survey
invitation gets sent out immediately.
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Using the Email Notification plugin, IRB approved staff members can receive an email when
it is time to log into REDCap and sign off on delegated tasks. To properly set up:
1. Click on the Email Notification link on the left under Project Bookmarks
2. Provide information for the following fields: Title, Logic, To, From, Subject, and
Body
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3. Click Save Configuration at the bottom of the screen.
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The eReg Binder project has a “calendar alert” feature that allows users to track the due
dates of regulatory documents. Once a calendar alert is established, the due date is visible
from the eReg Binder Calendar application. Due dates occurring in a week are also visible
from the Project Home page. Any dates in the next few months can be viewed from the
calendar itself. To establish a calendar alert:
1. On the left side of the screen, click on the Project Bookmark titled Calendar Alert
2. Enter a unique title for the alert (e.g. IRB Expiration Date)
3. Select the data collection form containing the date (e.g. HRC Review)
4. Select the date field (e.g. IRB Expiration Date)
5. Select the time field, if applicable
6. Add any notes that you would like to appear next to the date in the calendar
7. Click the option to enable the alert. This option can be modified at any time during the
project.
8. Click “Save Configuration” at the top of the form to save the alert. To delete the alert
click the red “X” in the upper right of the form. Please note, only dates in records that
have a “Complete” status will be transferred to the Calendar application.
9. To view dates by month or year, click on the application titled “Calendar” on the left
side of screen. To ensure that regulatory documents are current, the calendar should
be viewed often (possibly at the start of every month). To view calendar dates in the
upcoming week, go to the “Upcoming Calendar Events” section at the bottom of the
Project Home page.
10. To create an alert for another date field, click on “Add another calendar trigger” at the
top of the form and repeat steps 2-9 (if applicable).
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The Record Status Dashboard provides a snapshot of regulatory documentation by HRC reviews.
1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Click on the Record Status Dashboard under “Data Collection” on the left side of screen
3. To view/edit regulatory documentation, click the buttons adjacent to the HRC review
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1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. Click on the data collection instrument containing the regulatory data on the left side of
screen
3. Select field to search using the field labels in parentheses
4. Enter specific criteria in search query text box
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Links to federal regulations, institutional policies and Good Clinical Practice guidelines are
available under Project Bookmarks in the left navigation area. Also included are links to
webpages that provide additional tools and resources for maintaining regulatory
documents. Some of the links included with this project are:
Links
21 CFR 312
21 CFR 812
Enterprise Research Infrastructure & Services (ERIS)
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines
Partners QI Program
PHRC Recordkeeping and Record Retention Requirements
REDCap Knowledge Base Help & FAQ
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Connections can be established to other REDCap Projects that gather data reported to the IRB.
For example, links can be established to other projects that collect information on subject
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enrollment, protocol deviations and adverse events for the IRB approved protocol. To create a
link to another REDCap project:
1. Open the eReg Binder project
2. On the home page, click the tab titled “Project Setup”
3. Scroll down to the section “Set up project bookmarks”
4. Click on “Add or Edit Bookmarks”
5. Scroll to the end of the bookmark list
6. Enter the REDCap Project’s name and url address
7. Use the drop down box next to the url address to change simple link to redcap project
8. Specify if you want the project to be available to all or select users
9. Click the “Add” button to the right of the project’s name to add the REDCap project to the
bookmark list
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1. If the project is in development status, click the tab titled “Other Functionality” on the
Project Homepage then click on the “Delete the project” button. If the project has moved to
production, send the request to delete the project to edcsupport@partners.org
