Capture vs Signant Health: patient technology with the EDC included
Signant Health specialises in patient-facing technology for trials. Capture puts the participant side and the site side in one study: ePRO, eConsent, randomization and EDC with one audit trail, built by your team.
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- EDC, ePRO, eConsent, randomization
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Tests
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Hands-on
4
To confirm
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- Consent a test participant remotelySame test, both systems
- Complete a diary on your own phoneSame test, both systems
- Miss an entry and watch the remindersSame test, both systems
- See participant data next to site dataSame test, both systems
- Compare total cost for your studyAsk both vendors
Capture vs Signant Health: the short version
- Signant Health, formerly CRF Health and Bracket, provides patient and site technology for trials, including eCOA, eConsent and randomization and trial supply management.
- Specialist patient technology vendors often sit alongside a separate EDC from another vendor.
- In Capture, participant questionnaires, consent and randomization live in the same study as site data, so there is nothing to integrate.
- Capture is self-serve: your team builds questionnaires, and licensed instruments carry their licence details on the form.
- For large global programmes with many licensed instruments and languages, a full-service specialist may still fit better.
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sales calls needed to start building
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audit trail across EDC, ePRO, eConsent and randomization
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The comparison
Two systems or one
When eCOA comes from one vendor and EDC from another, the study has two participant records, two audit trails and an integration between them. Visit schedules must match, questionnaire data must be transferred and reconciled, and every protocol amendment touches both systems. That is manageable in a large programme with dedicated teams; in a smaller study it is a significant overhead.
Capture removes the seam. Questionnaires follow the same visit schedule as site forms, participant answers appear in the same casebook, and one export contains everything. See eCOA software for clinical trials.
What to compare
What to test when comparing Capture and Signant Health
| Criterion | Why it matters | Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Link to site data | Reconciliation effort | ePRO, eConsent and EDC in one study and one audit trail |
| Device model | Cost and participant friction | BYOD in the browser with no app; clinic devices supported |
| Licensed instruments | Licence tracking and faithful migration | Licence number, holder and expiry per form; collection blocked if lapsed |
| eConsent | Evidence of consent | Email OTP, investigator countersignature, witness and LAR signatures, signed PDF |
| Randomization design | Balance and allocation concealment | Block randomization with stratification and enrolment caps |
| Commercial model | Fit for your study size | Free sandbox; no setup fee; pay only when you go live |
This table shows Capture's answers only. Ask Signant Health for theirs, and confirm current capabilities and terms directly with them.
Participant data
ePRO on participants' own phones, in the same audit trail
Participants open a secure link with no app to install. Diaries and questionnaires follow the schedule with completion windows, and reminders go out when a task is due, the next day and before the window closes, respecting quiet hours in each participant's time zone. Compliance is visible by study, country and site.
- BYOD in the browser, no app store.
- Licence tracking for licensed instruments.
- At-risk participants flagged.
At-risk participants
eConsent
Consent with evidence you can hand to an inspector
Participants sign on screen after confirming a one-time email code and acknowledging that the signature is legally binding. The investigator countersigns with password re-authentication. Witness and legally authorised representative signatures are supported, and each signature is linked to the exact document content.
- Remote or in-clinic signing.
- Signed PDF with audit trail.
- Consent in the same study as the data.
Meaning of signature
I have reviewed this adverse event and confirm the assessment of seriousness, severity and causality.
Signer
Dr. A. Ozola, PI
Password
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Walk through the participant journey
Consent and complete a diary on your own phone in the free sandbox.
Fit
When Signant Health fits, and when Capture does
Signant Health is often a strong fit for large, global trials with many licensed instruments and languages, provisioned devices and a preference for fully managed eCOA delivery.
Capture fits small and mid-sized studies that want ePRO, eConsent, randomization and EDC in one place, built by the study team, with a free sandbox to test first.
One platform
EDC, ePRO, eConsent and randomization in one study
Sites enter data on locked, approved forms with edit checks that raise queries at entry. Participants complete questionnaires on their own phones and sign eConsent with verified signatures. Randomization and kit management run in the same study, and everything shares one field-level audit trail.
- One participant record across every module.
- No integrations to build or reconcile.
- Phase 1 through Phase 3.
Switching
Moving from Signant Health to Capture
Plan new studies in Capture. Build questionnaires in the visual builder or start from the library, record licence details on each licensed form, and schedule them with the visit plan.
Switch at study boundaries rather than mid-study, especially for licensed instruments, whose electronic versions usually need the licence holder's approval in each new system.
Evaluation
How to evaluate patient-facing technology
Participant journey
Consent, onboarding and first questionnaire on a phone.
Device model
BYOD, provisioned devices or both.
Compliance tools
Windows, reminders and at-risk alerts.
Licensed instruments
Who migrates them and how licences are tracked.
Link to EDC
One audit trail or an integration.
Total cost
Build, per-participant and device costs.
All comparisons
Compare Capture with other platforms
Every comparison uses the same approach: what to test, where each option fits, and Capture's own answers. See all of them on the comparisons hub at /compare.
Is Capture a Signant Health alternative?
Yes, for studies that want eCOA, eConsent and randomization in the same system as EDC.
Can Capture handle licensed instruments?
Yes. Each licensed form records the licence number, holder and expiry, and collection stops if the licence lapses.
Do participants need provisioned devices?
No. Participants use their own phones in the browser; clinic devices are supported too.
Can I test Capture before deciding against Signant Health?
Yes. The free sandbox includes every feature with sample data, no credit card and no time limit. You pay only when you go live.
How did you build this comparison?
From public positioning and the criteria teams tell us matter. We state only Capture's own capabilities as fact; confirm Signant Health's current offering with them.
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