NIH RADx-UP Common Data Elements
RADx-UP is a part of RADx, the overall National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to help speed innovation in the development and implementation of COVID-19 testing. One of the priorities for RADx is building the NIH COVID RADx Data Hub, a national resource of RADx-generated research data that can help researchers and public health officials better understand the impact of the pandemic, including the outcomes, the disparities, and the possible solutions.
In order to ensure consistency in how RADx-UP projects collect data for the RADx Data Hub and simplify the analysis of that data, the NIH defined a set of Common Data Elements (CDEs). The NIH RADx-UP CDEs provide a standard set of study questions that RADx-UP projects are required to use in their COVID-19 testing studies. The RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) also provided an Informed Consent Form (ICF) data sharing language template to help standardize the consent process.
The consistent use of the CDEs and ICF data sharing language by RADx-UP projects will allow the RADx-UP consortium to aggregate data from across all the populations and communities that projects study and engage. The CDCC has begun depositing that collected data into the COVID RADx Data Hub, enabling rapid and increased learning about this pandemic.
If you have questions about the CDEs or ICF data sharing language, contact RADx-UP-CDCC@duke.edu.
Legacy
English Tier 1 & 2 CDEs
- NIH RADx-UP CDEs v1.7 Legacy Tier 1 & Tier 2 Codebook PDF file—This file contains Tier 1 and Tier 2 CDEs as a PDF codebook.
- NIH RADx-UP CDEs v1.7 Legacy Tier 1 & Tier 2 Codebook CSV file—This file contains all current CDEs as a REDCap consumable data dictionary (CSV file).
- NIH RADx-UP CDEs v1.7 Legacy Tier 1 & Tier 2 Forms—This file contains Tier 1 and Tier 2 CDEs as forms.
For past versions of NIH RADx-UP CDEs, select here.
*THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE NIH CDE CSV FILE INCLUDES SPECIAL CHARACTERS WHICH, WHEN LOADED INTO REDCAP, WILL CONVERT TO THE CORRECT SPANISH LANGUAGE CHARACTERS. THE FORM NAMES THEMSELVES WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE SPECIAL CHARACTERS, SO WILL REMAIN IN SPANISH WITH REGULAR CHARACTER SUBSTITUTIONS.
Data Use Agreement
Informed Consent Data Sharing (updated June 9, 2022 with Spanish)
Informed Consent Data Sharing English
- RADx-UP Informed Consent Data Sharing Template Language
- RADx-UP Parental Informed Consent Data Sharing Template Language
- RADx-UP Child Informed Consent Data Sharing Template Language
Informed Consent Data Sharing Spanish
Required RADx Data Hub Forms
In order to share data with the CDCC, and ultimately the RADx Data Hub, the NIH requires projects to complete the forms below.
For additional information and guidance on the submission, select here for a presentation on the study registration process.
RADx-UP CDE Datasets for consortial publications
Access to RADx Data for General Research
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