Science 37 is known for decentralized clinical trials, a Metasite model with telehealth investigators and a software platform. It is not mainly an EDC, so the right alternative depends on which part of the service you need. This page separates the services from the software.
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| Trial-delivery network | Software platform (Capture) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provides investigators and coordinators | ||
| Telehealth visits and home services | Per vendor | |
| EDC and eCRFs | Usually included | |
| ePRO and eConsent | Per vendor | |
| You run the study yourself | ||
| Published pricing | Ask vendor | Core, Full on /pricing |
What to know first
The vendor
Science 37 listed on Nasdaq in 2021 through a merger and described itself as a provider of decentralized trials built around remote investigators and a technology platform. Its Metasite approach aimed to widen patient access beyond the geography of traditional sites. Trade press in January 2024 reported that revenue growth had stalled and that eMed would take the company private. A later entry on a public encyclopaedia reports the acquisition closing in early 2024; we did not check that against a primary source.
Because ownership has changed, do not assume that earlier descriptions of products, pricing or availability still apply. If a Science 37 relationship is on your shortlist, ask three plain questions: which services are available now, who delivers them, and what happens to the data system your study will use. Then compare that answer against the options below. The wider category is explained in the decentralized clinical trial guide, decentralized clinical trial software and virtual clinical trial platforms.
Services vs software
Decide which parts you need to buy before you compare vendors. Capture covers the right-hand column only.
| Part of a decentralized trial | Who normally provides it | In Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Investigators and clinical oversight | Your sites, a site network or a CRO | Not provided |
| Participant recruitment and pre-screening | Sponsor, CRO or recruitment vendor | QR-code enrolment links per study or site; no recruitment service |
| Informed consent | Site staff, remote with electronic consent | eConsent with email-OTP verified signatures and investigator countersignature in Core |
| Visits at home or by video | Telehealth or home-health providers | Not provided |
| Participant-reported outcomes and diaries | ePRO or eCOA software | ePRO in Core |
| Device and wearable data | Device vendors and integration | Oura via native sign-in sync; confirm any other device |
| Data capture, queries and audit trail | EDC | EDC with edit checks, auto-queries and field-level audit trail |
| Randomisation and supply | IRT/RTSM | Simple in Core; stratified, blinded and drug supply in Full Platform |
| Study management and trial master file | CTMS and eTMF | On Full Platform |
If you already have the sites and need the data system, build the study in the free sandbox: consent, ePRO, EDC and audit trail in one place. No credit card.
Decision path
Investigators in the right regions, coordinators, home or video visits. These need people, not software.
If you have investigators and coordinators but no data system, you need an EDC, consent and ePRO, not a delivery network.
If a services vendor runs the study on its own platform, ask for the audit trail, the data dictionary and the export format, and whether you keep access after the study.
Request services and software as separate lines, so you can see what each costs and swap one later. The EDC quote request template helps on the software side.
Build one visit and one diary in the sandbox and take them through a consent flow on a phone before committing.
What Capture covers
For a decentralized or hybrid study run by your own team, Capture provides the data side: participants enrol by QR code with no app install, consent electronically, complete diaries on a phone and sync supported wearable data, while site staff work in the eCRF.
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Fair view
If you do not have sites, cannot recruit locally, and need clinical staff delivering visits, a software tool alone will not solve your problem, and a services-led provider may be the right shape. The risk to manage is dependency: ask how you would get your data and audit trail out if you changed provider. For a software comparison inside the same category, read the Medable alternatives page, which covers a decentralized-trial software vendor, and Viedoc alternatives for an EDC-centred option.
If you do have sites, or a CRO that supplies them, the services layer may be paid for twice. Compare the cost of a networked service with the cost of the software plus your own staff; the self-serve vs full-service EDC page frames the same trade-off for data work, and the remote patient monitoring page covers the monitoring side.
A decentralized clinical trial company known for a Metasite model of telehealth investigators supported by a software platform. In January 2024 it agreed to be acquired by eMed. Confirm its current services with the company.
It is not mainly an EDC. It is described as a trial-delivery model with a platform. If you need only data capture, an EDC is the closer comparison.
For services, other decentralized trial providers and CROs; for software, EDC, ePRO and eConsent platforms such as Capture, Castor or Viedoc, depending on your needs.
No. Capture is software. You bring the investigators and sites.
Yes, for the data side: QR-code enrolment, eConsent, ePRO, wearables via the Oura connection, eCRF and one audit trail.
Use the free sandbox. Every feature is available, with no credit card and no time limit.
Yes. Capture is suitable for Phase 1 to 3.
Keep exploring
Decentralized clinical trial guide
The category explained.
Decentralized clinical trial software
What the software layer does.
Medable alternatives
A DCT software vendor compared.
Viedoc alternatives
An EDC-centred option.
Hybrid clinical trial software
Mixing site and remote visits.
Pricing
Core, Full Platform and Enterprise.
Free sandbox with every feature. No credit card, no sales call, and you pay only once you go live.