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Clinical Study Design & Decentralized Trial Infrastructure

The evidence plan and the software that produces it, designed together: protocols, digital endpoints, eCOA/ePRO instruments, statistical analysis plans, and the decentralized trial infrastructure that links wearable and EHR data.

Format
Design engagement or co-investigator role
Typical length
4–8 weeks for design
Delivered as
Protocol inputs, analysis plan, data spec
Best for
Pilots, validation studies, DCTs

Who it's for

Digital health companies that need evidence for a claim, a payer, or a regulator; pharma teams adding digital endpoints to a trial; and academic groups running multi-site or decentralized studies. Our founder holds a PhD in computational epidemiology and has built the platforms behind remote clinical studies, so the design and the data capture are planned by the same person.

What's included

How it runs

  1. Question and constraintsWhat the evidence must support, for whom, by when, and with what budget.
  2. DesignEndpoints, instruments, sample size, and analysis plan, iterated with your clinical leads.
  3. SpecificationData capture and infrastructure specification your engineers or ours can build.
  4. SupportOngoing scientific input through execution, as co-investigator where appropriate.

Questions

Can you serve as a co-investigator?

Yes, where the study and the institution allow. For many engagements an advisory or design role is enough; for grant-funded studies a named co-investigator with the relevant expertise is often the better structure.

Do you run the study?

We design it and build or specify the infrastructure. Site operations, recruitment, and monitoring are usually run by you or a CRO; we can help select and manage the CRO.

What is the V3 framework?

A widely used framework for evaluating digital measures in three stages: verification of the sensor, analytical validation of the algorithm, and clinical validation of the measure against the clinical concept. We plan all three up front.

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Scope it in 30 minutes

Book a scoping call and we'll name the smallest engagement that moves you forward. Most teams start with the fixed-scope Initial Audit.

Book a 30-min scoping call

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