Skip Navigation Bar
NIH logo

Common Data Element (CDE) Resource Portal

Home | Resource Summaries | Glossary

Home

NIH encourages the use of common data elements (CDEs) in clinical research, patient registries, and other human subject research in order to improve data quality and opportunities for comparison and combination of data from multiple studies and with electronic health records. This portal provides access to NIH-supported CDE initiatives and other tools and resources that can assist investigators developing protocols for data collection. What is a CDE?

NIH CDE Initiatives

Collections of CDEs that have been identified for use in particular NIH-supported research projects or registries after a formal evaluation and selection processes.

Initiatives Summary Table Button Initiatives Subject Areas Button

NIH CDE Tools and Resources

Databases and repositories of data elements and case report forms that may assist investigators in identifying and selecting data elements for use in their projects.

Tools and Resources Summary Table Button Tools and Rsources Subject Areas Table Button

The CDE Resource Portal also includes Other CDE Resources and Relevant Standards. Descriptions of all four groups can be found in the Glossary.

The CDE Working Group of the Trans-NIH BioMedical Informatics Coordinating Committee (BMIC) developed this Portal to improve the coordination of CDEs. BMIC encourages researchers to use CDEs from the Resources in this Portal where applicable, and to consider existing CDE initiatives before starting additional initiatives.

Are we missing a CDE Resource? Contact us.