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Set Up Your
Registry

RaDaR guides you step by step in building a registry for collecting participant contact and demographic information. This information will allow researchers to find people who are interested in participating in research studies.

Create Your Registry Plan

Step 1
Be clear about the goals for your registry and what you plan to do with the information you collect.

Determine Who Should Join

Step 2
Set criteria to decide who will be eligible to sign up for your registry.

Develop the RIGHT Questions

Step 3
Collecting participant information in a standard way results in more useful data.

Decide How to Collect & Store Data

Step 4
Decide how participants will enter their information and where you will store your data.