One study, many types of data
Combine surveys, EMA/ESM, cognitive and behavioral tasks, wearables, smartphone sensors, digital lifestyle data, and remote participant interactions.
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.
Why research teams choose Avicenna
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.
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Configure
Use existing surveys, schedules, tasks, monitoring, participant management, and data-access tools.
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Integrate
Connect wearables, sensors, APIs, and external systems required by the protocol.
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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
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Castor EDC | REDCap | movisens | m-Path | MetricWire |
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| Research design & active data collection | ||||||
| EMA / ESM | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveys / ePRO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Advanced branching & study logic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Cognitive / behavioral tasks | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Passive, sensor & device-based research | ||||||
| Passive smartphone sensing | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wearables / connected devices | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor-triggered assessments | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Participant experience & study operations | ||||||
| Participant mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Participant web experience | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial |
| Multi-site study management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown |
| Audit trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | Partial |
| Clinical data, integration & extensibility | ||||||
| Dedicated EDC workflows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Unknown | Unknown |
| API / external system integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Unknown |
| Study-specific custom development | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
Last update: August 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.
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Active data
Surveys, outcomes, EMA/ESM, cognitive and behavioral activities.
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Passive data
Location, motion, device signals, digital lifestyle, and other sensor-derived data.
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Connected data
Wearables and external devices integrated into the study workflow.
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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.
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Read the use caseResearch across methods and disciplines
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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.