Why Avicenna

A research platform built around your study, not the other way around.

Bring active assessments, passive data, connected devices, study management, and custom research workflows together in one platform, backed by a technical team that can adapt the technology when your protocol goes beyond standard tools.

  • ISO 27001 certified
  • Multimodal data collection
  • Custom development available

Why research teams choose Avicenna

One study, many types of data

Combine surveys, EMA/ESM, cognitive and behavioral tasks, wearables, smartphone sensors, digital lifestyle data, and remote participant interactions.

Go beyond configuration

Support complex study flows, specialized tasks, integrations, participant experiences, and white-label requirements when standard tools are not enough.

A technical team that understands the study

Discuss protocol requirements and technical constraints with a team that can help shape the implementation, not just a generic support queue.

Flexibility by design

Start with the platform. Extend only when the study needs it.

Use Avicenna's existing capabilities for standard workflows, connect the devices and systems your protocol depends on, and customize the parts of the study that require something more specific.

  1. Configure

    Use existing surveys, schedules, tasks, monitoring, participant management, and data-access tools.

  2. Integrate

    Connect wearables, sensors, APIs, and external systems required by the protocol.

  3. Customize

    Build study-specific workflows, interfaces, interactions, or technical capabilities when standard tools stop short.

Platform comparison

Different platforms are built around different research priorities.

Capability Avicenna MyDataHelps REDCap MyCap Movisens m-Path MetricWire
Services & support
Custom development of new features for a study's requirements
Dedicated support (a named contact who knows your study)
Dedicated technical team that helps design and build the study
On-premise / self-hosted deployment
White-label (custom-branded) participant app
Compliance & transparency
HIPAA
GDPR
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
Public roadmap and regular release notes
Study management
Multi-site studies
Multi-arm studies / randomization to arms
Eligibility screening before enrollment
Electronic consent (eConsent)
Researcher roles and permissions
Full audit trail
Researcher-entered forms (case report forms)
Study and survey template library
Data collection
Advanced survey logic (branching, piping, randomization)
Flexible scheduling (fixed, random windows, event-based, participant-initiated)
Notifications by push, SMS and email
Web participant app and public web surveys (no install)
Participant app works offline
Passive smartphone sensing (GPS, motion, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.)
Digital behavior monitoring (custom keyboard, app usage, screen time)
Wearable integrations (Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health, Polar, etc.)
Bluetooth beacon proximity
Built-in cognitive tasks
Televisit: in-app chat, audio and video calls
Participant feedback in the app (charts of own data)
Gamification and rewards
Data access
Dashboard to query, filter and visualize data
Data export (survey responses, media, sensor data)
API access
  • Yes
  • Partial
  • No
  • Unknown

Last update: October 2026

When standard tools are not enough

Your protocol should not be limited by a product roadmap.

When a study requires a workflow, interaction, device, or integration that is not available out of the box, Avicenna can extend the platform around the protocol.

Dedicated engineering

A research platform built around your study, not the other way around.

Our technical team works with researchers to understand the requirement, determine whether it can be configured or integrated, and develop a study-specific solution when custom work is needed.

  • Complex or adaptive study flows
  • Hardware and wearable integrations
  • Cross-platform and API integrations
  • Custom cognitive or behavioral tasks
  • Multimodal participant interactions
  • White-label or study-specific UI

Built for real-world participation

Research happens between the prompts, not just inside them.

Combine what participants actively report with what smartphones, wearables, and sensors capture in everyday life.

  1. Active data

    Surveys, outcomes, EMA/ESM, cognitive and behavioral activities.

  2. Passive data

    Location, motion, device signals, digital lifestyle, and other sensor-derived data.

  3. Connected data

    Wearables and external devices integrated into the study workflow.

  4. Participant access

    Native iOS, Android, and web-based participation.

Evidence

See how researchers use Avicenna in real studies.

Explore research examples that show how Avicenna supports different protocols, participant populations, and combinations of active and passive data collection.

Prolonged grief in daily life

Three intensive longitudinal projects used Avicenna and Experience Sampling Methodology to capture how grief reactions fluctuated in daily life.

Read the use case

Research across methods and disciplines

Browse publications demonstrating different study designs, participant populations, and data-collection strategies using Avicenna.

Explore publications

Take the Next Step

Run your next study
with greater confidence

Design, launch, and monitor your research with flexible tools, reliable data collection, and support at every stage.

Get Started Free Request a Demo