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Mobilizing the Participant Voice



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What is MyCap?



MyCap is a participant-facing mobile application for survey data collection and the automated administration of active tasks performed by participants using mobile device sensors. Launched in 2018, MyCap is a customizable mobile solution for research teams conducting longitudinal studies, as it is configured within and syncs data to any REDCap project and is available at no cost to research teams at academic, nonprofit, or government organizations. MyCap empowers research teams to explore and implement novel methods of information collection and use.


Interested? Read more about MyCap in this article and check out some frequently asked questions about MyCap here.

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Researchers


Customize the MyCap app interface to the specific needs for your research project in REDCap.

  • Add project participants
  • Create tasks/surveys using REDCap
  • Create active tasks
  • Schedule when and how often tasks should appear
  • Send secure messages to individual participants
  • Send announcements to all participants
  • Create information screens
  • Create a custom theme

Participants


If you are participating in a research project that uses MyCap:

  1. Install the MyCap app (purple background) on your mobile device
  2. Open the MyCap app, create a profile, and tap the "Join Project" button
  3. Scan the QR code that your project coordinator provided

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MyCap by the Numbers

As of April 2025, MyCap is utilized by:

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What can MyCap do for you?


Security

MyCap protects participant data by requiring a 6-digit passcode to unlock the app. Data is stored in an encrypted database on the device until it is synced to REDCap.

Communication

Send project-wide announcements or message specific participants through secure bi-directional messaging.

Scheduling

Flexible scheduling for one-time tasks, repeating tasks, and permanent tasks.

Results

Automatically synchronize to the researcher's REDCap project and optionally display in line charts so participants can track results overtime.

Customization

Create a custom look for your project with custom icons, a color theme, information screens, and about pages.

Multi-User Support

Multiple users supported on one device. Task notifications include profile name to distinguish which user needs to take action.


Check out more MyCap resources here.

Try it out!


Try out one or more of our demonstration projects. Data collected by these demonstration projects are not analyzed and will be deleted periodically.

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Demo 1 - Basic Functionality

Explore basic tasks and the MyCap interface.

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Demo 2 - Active Tasks

Active tasks use sensor information to capture data. Most active tasks are only available on iOS devices. We recommend an iPhone or iPad for this demo.

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Demo 3 - Scheduling

Learn about baseline date vs installation date. One time tasks, infinitely repeating tasks, fixed schedule tasks, and repeating tasks.

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MyCap Testimonials


Check out the various use cases for MyCap here as well as testimonials from researchers who use MyCap in their work.

Shelby Meier, PhD, VUMC VICTR

Impact of Financial Compensation on Enrollment & Participation

“MyCap was crucial in allowing us to conduct that work in a fully remote environment, which allowed us to include participants from all across the U.S. We found the customizability of MyCap incredibly useful, and for anything we weren’t sure of, the MyCap team was right there for support. Participants seemed to enjoy the direct messaging feature especially, and we really enjoyed how easy it was to communicate with them individually."

Simon Mallal, MBBS, VUMC

COVID-19 Surveillance Study

“The MyCap application connects and empowers the participants, laboratory and research team and is intra-operable with REDCap, leveraging great features such as electronic consenting and data management. It is the perfect catalyst and vehicle for team science."

Angel Branche, MD, University of Rochester

COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

“[Participants], including the older adult cohort of participants 55 years and older, found MyCap to be very user friendly and accessible."


Technology


MyCap leverages REDCap and ResearchPackage to capture participant/patient reported outcomes via mobile devices. REDCap is used to define tasks/instruments/surveys to be completed by participants. MyCap generates specialized tasks from those packages by leveraging native device features as specified in project settings and makes the results available in REDCap for further analysis. When a project participant completes a task, MyCap converts the results into a format compatible with REDCap before synchronizing back to the REDCap project.

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