ePRO your research team can run on its own
Build questionnaires and diaries yourself, recruit with a QR code, track instrument licences and hand the ethics committee a blank PDF. No vendor project, no app to build, and a free sandbox to start.
- Free sandbox
- Licence details on each questionnaire
- Blank ePRO PDF for ethics
Free sandbox · No credit card · 21 CFR Part 11 compliant
Now recruiting
Sleep and Recovery Study
A 12-week study of sleep quality after surgery. Takes 5 minutes a day on your phone.
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Print it on posters and clinic flyers
Free
to build and test in the sandbox
10
question types, plus skip logic
1
QR code to recruit from a poster
1 click
blank ePRO PDF for ethics
Self-serve
Built by the research team, not a vendor
Investigator-led studies rarely have budget for a build vendor. In Capture the team that writes the protocol builds the questionnaires, with AI to draft them.
- AI drafts a questionnaire from a description or your existing paper form.
- Diary templates for sleep, pain, fatigue, mood and more.
- Run questionnaires at visits or as recurring diaries.
Question form
CRF or ePRO
Lab table
Analytes, units, ranges
- Number
1. Systolic blood pressure
Required · Number · mmHg · 0 dp
- Number
2. Diastolic blood pressure
Required · Number · mmHg · 0 dp
- Number
3. Pulse rate
Required · Number · beats/min
- Number
4. Body temperature
Required · Number · °C · 1 dp
- Single choice
5. Position during measurement
Required · Sitting, Supine, Standing
- + 9 more questions
Instruments
Validated instruments, licences under control
Academic studies lean on validated instruments, and many need a licence. Capture keeps the licence on the form so nobody collects data under an expired agreement.
- Licence number, holder and expiry on each questionnaire.
- A pending-approval watermark for staff until the licence is recorded.
- Automatic block on new data once a licence expires.
Copyright & licence
Approval pendingLicence number
Not recorded
Expiry date
Not recorded
Watermark shown to staff only. Participants never see it.
Recruitment
Recruit from a poster, a clinic room or an email
Publish a landing page for your study with a printable QR code. Where your protocol allows it, participants can enrol themselves and start their first questionnaire straight away.
- Study landing pages with a QR code.
- Optional self-enrolment.
- Branded participant portal with no app to install.
From: Capture.Study · Sleep and Recovery Study
Your questionnaire is ready
Hi Anna, your evening diary is open until midnight. Tap the button to start. The link signs you in, no password needed.
Open my tasksQuestions? Reply to reach your study site.
My tasks
Evening diary
Due tonight
Week 4 questionnaire
Opens Monday
Try it before your next ethics submission
Build your questionnaires in the free sandbox and export the blank ePRO PDF.
Ethics
Paperwork your ethics committee will recognise
Export a blank ePRO PDF that shows each questionnaire the way participants will see it on a phone, with the schedule and skip logic written out.
- Phone-layout pages for every questionnaire.
- Versioned, with an effective date on the cover.
- Licence details and watermarks carried into the PDF.
Blank ePRO · patient questionnaires
Evening diary
Daily 18:00 to 24:00, Visit 1 to Visit 15
2. Did you take your study medication today?
○ Yes○ NoQuestion 3 shown only if No.
Checklist
What academic teams need from ePRO
The common requirements we hear from university and hospital research teams, and how Capture covers them.
No budget for a build vendor
Self-serve builder with AI drafting.
Validated, licensed instruments
Built from your licensed copy, with licence details recorded.
Easy recruitment
Landing pages, QR codes and optional self-enrolment.
Ethics documentation
Blank ePRO PDF in phone layout.
Participant follow-up
Automatic reminders with quiet hours.
An audit trail
Every login and answer recorded with a server timestamp.
Is Capture suitable for investigator-initiated studies?
Yes. The research team builds and runs the study itself, with no vendor build project, and can start in a free sandbox.
How does it compare to REDCap surveys?
Capture adds a participant portal with sign-in links, recurring diaries with reminders, licence tracking for instruments and a blank ePRO PDF for ethics. See our REDCap comparison for the details.
Which validated instruments are available?
Any instrument you hold a licence for, built as a questionnaire or drafted by AI from your licensed file. The instrument templates cover structure, scoring and licensing for common ones.
How are instrument licences handled?
Each form records the licence number, holder and expiry. Staff see a watermark until the licence is on file, and new data collection stops if it expires.
Can participants enrol themselves?
Yes, where the study allows it. Publish a landing page with a QR code and participants can enrol and start their first questionnaire.
What do I give the ethics committee?
A blank ePRO PDF showing each questionnaire in phone layout, with its schedule, answer options and skip logic.
Do participants need an app?
No. They use a secure link in their phone or tablet browser.
What does it cost to start?
Nothing. The sandbox is free with nearly every feature and sample data, and needs no credit card.
Keep exploring
Related pages
For academia
Capture for universities and hospitals.
REDCap alternative
How Capture compares for academic teams.
ePRO software for clinical trials
The full ePRO feature set.
Patient diary software
Recurring diaries with reminders.
EDC for academic clinical trials
Site data capture for academic teams.
Software for investigator-initiated trials
Run your own IIT end to end.
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Free sandbox with nearly every feature. No credit card, no sales call.