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What is Castor?

Castor is a leading provider of decentralized and hybrid clinical trial solutions to democratize research. With the highest-rated eClinical platform for decentralized and hybrid clinical trials, Castor’s plug-and-play platform offers rapid deployment at scale, enabling researchers to create a trial in a matter of clicks, with easy enrollment, consent, and real-world data capture. Castor is bringing human-centered design to the clinical trial process, from recruitment to analysis, and improving the quality, security, and reusability of data for researchers worldwide.

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Castor's EDC, ePRO, eCOA, Digital Enrollment, eConsent, eSource, and eTMF solutions enable researchers to easily capture and integrate data from any source and decentralize their trials.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Users can build studies on Castor within hours leveraging pre-built templates. 90% of studies in Castor are built and pass UAT in less than 4 weeks, significantly faster than the industry benchmark. Castor also enables users to integrate EMR/EHR, patient, clinical and device data in one platform.


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2011
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Description

Castor EDC is a cloud-based electronic data capture (EDC) platform designed to streamline clinical research and data management processes. It enables researchers to efficiently collect, manage, and analyze clinical trial data through user-friendly tools and customizable forms. The platform is tailored for various stakeholders in the healthcare industry, including clinical trial sponsors, sites, and patients, enhancing collaboration and data integrity. With a focus on improving the efficiency of clinical studies, Castor EDC offers features such as real-time data access, automated workflows, and compliance with regulatory standards. For more information, visit their website at [castoredc.com](https://www.castoredc.com).


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5.0 out of 5
"Castor was extremely user friendly"
I found entering data on castor extremely easy. The automatic queires generated are easy to respond to and can edit orignal data with ease. I l...
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4.0 out of 5
"I love the environment, is very graphic."
I like the colors and the different status of the data is very graphic.
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5.0 out of 5
"The perfect way to share data"
A quick and easy way to enter data and share it with colleagues
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Dennis V.
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Nuclear Medicine Physician
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Castor?

- ease of use

- flexibility (can be adjusted to all your needs)

- interface (clear, pretty)

- data logging including audit trail implementation

- stability (never experienced downtime)

- the ability to stratify

- randomisation feature (I was totally blinded to my own study)

- security

- service (I experienced exceptional result during randomisation of the first patients, questionning the pure randomness of the tool, the programmers dived into the randomisation tables and were able to convince me of pure randomness: in the end all turned out alright)

- my PhD-student told me also the download feature was working as she expected, she was very glad with that Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

- if you only have one study in the EDC, you still have to select it in step 1. Maybe, if only one study is linked to the account, Castor could automatically select that one

- not possible to have Castor being filled automatically from other sources (e.g. EPD)

- the ability to anonimise, store and retrieve DICOM (medical image) data would make it the perfect solution for my application (now using a 3rd party service that has a lot of downtime).

- a warning for overstratification could be implemented when setting-up the statrification tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Castor:

unless automated database filling from e.g. EPD is mandatory, seriously consider this product, it fitted all my (and legislative) needs for a multicenter randomised clinical trial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

- central reading of a 15-center multicenter trial, according to all legistlation and recommendations (DPA, GCP) within the budgettary limits of this project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for your review and all the outlined pros! I am happy to inform you that Castor actually can be integrated with local EPD systems using our FHIR importer! This can be done on institute level.

We are also working on large file storage and this is coming very soon, so you will be able to store DICOM images. Thank you for the input and the 5 stars!

-Elena

Priscilla V.
PV
Drs
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Castor?

very easy and intuitive program. even for doctors... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

nothing. no comments to add to this...... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

one of my scientific study groups also uses Castor to build their online CRF. It enables them to mange the system themselves (which is very easy to do). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
AH
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller
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What do you like best about Castor?

It has a powerful but user friendly online builder. I also sent a few feature suggestions to the developers and I got a swift and welcoming response. The front end looks very user friendly but still professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

Some features could use a bit more expanding, mainly in options for text formatting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a proper, user friendly EDC for a multicenter registry. Castor EDC was a perfect fit! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Clinical Studies Engineer
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What do you like best about Castor?

Ease of use, flexibility, extremely responsive and helpful customer service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

The way records / forms are shown sometimes makes it a bit hard to find and access the data I'm interested in Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Running our first commercial studies as a small company with Castor EDC was a great solution, in order to get all the functionalities we needed while remaining within budget Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Hi Elisa,

Thank you for this review! Did you know that in the Records tab you can search for records containing certain data values? When navigating within records, understanding the structure of the study (phases and steps) is key to quickly finding the forms of interest. I wish you plenty of success with your future Castor studies!

Best,

Elena

Ane A.
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Facultativo Especialista de Area Anestesia
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What do you like best about Castor?

It is a really intuitive platform, you don't need to read a user's manual to manage to enter data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

There are some issues to improve, as when using filters, but those are minor problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Castor:

Easy to use, intuitive, reliable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Coordinating multicenter studies is easy with Castor, as users don't have problems to work with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Hi Ane,

Thank you for your 5-star review! User-friendliness is what we aim for, so that researchers can save precious time when creating a database and filling in data. A new navigation and design is coming soon and improvement of the layout and filters will be key, stay tuned!

Best,

Elena

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
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What do you like best about Castor?

The data insertion is intuitive and straightforward. Also the way the webpage is built appears nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

Actually there is nothing I dislike particularly. I would suggest to allow the insetion of the data even in the case that some outcome is missing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Castor:

I would recommend Castor for people committed to multicenter research project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have realized a great help in the collection of the data during patient recruitment for a big European study. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Hi there,

Thank you for your review! Using the 'missing' option is intended for data that is missing for whatever reason, that is why it is not possible to add data to a data point that has been marked as missing. If you change your mind, you can click on the cogwheel and select 'user missing' again - then you can add data again.

Good to hear that you found Castor useful for multicenter studies and good luck further with your research!

-Elena

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Castor?

easy access

user friendly

ability to interact

data adaptability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

the many repetitive pages

the way to go out and in Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

every day practice

a tool for everybody who needs to organize a study Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
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What do you like best about Castor?

The support when encountering problems I.e. uploading data from other resources is great.

In addition the website works rather intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

Some minor issues with removing multiple entries after an researcher based error. It would be convenient to be able to remove entries per batch.

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What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

A highly structured data entry and decreasing the intro personal variability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Thank you for your review! We do pride ourselves on our customer support so thank you for pointing it out. Correcting erroneous data in bulk can be done through import (of the correct data) or by recreating the record of interest. Importing 'empty' data to clear multiple data points is something that might be possible in the future.

Best,

Elena

Krijn H.
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PHD Candidate Gastroenterology
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What do you like best about Castor?

Easy, and user-friendly interface to build your database / questionnaires in. The opportunities to let multiple users fill in data via their webbrowser.

Contact with helpdesk is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

For repetitive questions it could be made easier to copy and directly edit the questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Castor:

Can also test questionnaire before using the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Building a database from patient files. Castor EDC fullfills all legal requirements concerning this delicate information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Hi Krijn,

Thank you for your review! Did you know that you can copy and edit questions directly? To do this, simply use the copy icon next to a field and then select the option 'copy and edit field'. Furthermore, if you simply copy a field, you can also double-click on the label and variable name for easy editing. Hope this helps!

-Elena

Verified User in Research
UR
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What do you like best about Castor?

Making the questionaires for my research study took some time, but was easy enough and they look nice and feel safe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castor?

The link to ldot isn't working yet and the line up of some images with anwsers wasn't possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Castor:

Try it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castor solving and how is that benefiting you?

When it works, it'll safe a lot of paper and manual work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Elena Kochova of Castor

Hi there,

Thank you for your review. Ldot is an external application that uses Castor's API for integration. Therefore if the links are not working, I would advise you to contact Ldot's support so that they can find a solution for you as this is beyond our control. Otherwise if you encounter problems within Castor, please contact us as our support team is happy to help.

-Elena