Sending Participant Data to the Data Center
sFTP
- SickKids Secure File Transfer Portal
- An account can be set up for each coordinator by the Data Center
- Must be renewed after one year
Cloud Accounts or other approved methods of electronic data transfer
- Must be approved by IRB
Secure Courier
- Please inform the CHSS Data Center when you have sent the package, and provide a tracking number
Sending data using the Secure File Transfer portal
- Log in to the portal at: https://ritftp.research.sickkids.ca
- Use the login details provided to you when your account was activated (check your inbox for emails from ResearchHelpDesk@sickkids.ca)
- Click on the "new job" button on the top left side of the page
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- Enter the appropriate recipient's email depending on the cohort
- Enter a password
- Passwords cannot be shared via email. Contact the recipient by phone (leave a voicemail if needed) to provide the password
- You may use the same password for all your file transfers
- Have your documents prepared for upload
- Zip all individual files into one folder based on participant ID
- Zip all individual folders into one big file in order to avoid multiple transfers
- Folder names should not contain any PHI
- Zip all individual files into one folder based on participant ID
- Click on Upload Files
- Select your files or drag them into the upload box
- Click on "start upload"
- Files will be transferred immediately