{"id":"7ac9481e-585a-4d16-914d-00148eabe582","task":"Configure and query the REDCap API to support a decentralized clinical trial with survey-based patient-reported outcomes","domain":"project-redcap.org (REDCap API documentation / Survey Module)","steps":["Enable the REDCap Survey module for the relevant instruments and configure survey settings: auto-continue, save-and-return, response limit, and expiration date; set the survey access level to require respondent authentication using participant-specific survey links","Generate unique participant survey links via the API by calling content=generateSurveyParticipantList or retrieving survey queue links using the content=surveyLink endpoint, passing the record ID and instrument name as parameters","Distribute survey links to participants via the site's preferred channel (email, patient portal, or SMS); log the distribution timestamp and method in a separate REDCap instrument or external system for GCP compliance (ICH E6(R3) requires documentation of ePRO instrument delivery)","Monitor survey completion status via the API by polling content=surveyQueueLink or exporting the survey completion timestamp field (automatically added by REDCap for each survey-enabled instrument) on a scheduled basis","Export patient-reported outcomes data using the standard records export API (content=record) with rawOrLabel=label to obtain human-readable response labels; for statistical analysis, use rawOrLabel=raw to preserve coded values","Implement data completeness validation by checking for missing required survey fields after the completion timestamp is populated; flag incomplete ePRO records for site coordinator follow-up before the protocol-defined data cutoff"],"gotchas":["REDCap survey links are long-lived by default and do not expire unless an expiration date is set; for longitudinal ePRO with visit-specific instruments, set instrument-level expiration to the visit window end date to prevent out-of-window data entry","Survey responses submitted via the participant-facing link are not immediately available in the API export until the participant clicks submit; partial saves that the participant abandons do not appear in the export, creating an apparent data gap that must be distinguished from a true non-response","HIPAA and ICH E6(R3) require that ePRO data transmitted electronically is protected in transit and at rest; confirm that the REDCap instance's SSL configuration and institutional data use agreement cover the participant-facing survey URL domain, particularly for self-hosted REDCap deployments"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T15:29:54.366Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:48.523Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7ac9481e-585a-4d16-914d-00148eabe582"}