We use CastorEDC for clinical trial data management. It's been great working with Castor, and their customer service always responds so promptly and is always super helpful.

Easy data download process, great interface, and very affordable compared to the other EDC systems out there.

There are still some minor bugs that the developers are fixing. Downloading large sets of data can be a bit slow and also delayed.

I am very satisfied with Castor EDC

It’s very easy to create an eCRF and also to monitor studies. GCP compliance is also an important aspect

Probably the ePRO module; questionnaire scheduling can be improved

I use castor to enter data of a clinical trial. It works much fast than most databases and adding comments is really easy.

It is fast and the lay-out and structure of the site works well. It is also easy to add notes and commentary if necessary

It isn't super intuitive. I made a few mistakes the first time I used it. But you learn from your mistakes and afterwards its easy to use.

I use Castor for two studies, one of which is a long-term multicentre study. I have designed these studies in Castor and am very happy with the product.

Castor is easy to use. In designing studies, I like how variables and answers are easily created, and that answers can be re-used for multiple variables. I also really appreciate the feature to have a variable depend on a (hidden) calculation. In using that feature, I have found that https://www.castoredc.com/tools/calculation-helper/ is a great way of testing your calculations are syntactically correct. It is also helpful that additional information can be given per variable. All these and other features make data entry clear and understandable for users, which in turn ensures that data entry mistakes are minimised or even prevented. Furthermore, it helps each study with an audit trail, so that changes are clearly documented for audit purposes. In my contact with customer support I have found that they responded swiftly and were always able to help me with any queries. Lastly, Castor keeps improving on its exisiting product, which to me is a significant sign of long-term viability. This is especially relevant when considering Castor for long-term research projects.

Getting to know Castor takes a bit of time, but it is very helpful to be aware of the structure of Castor, which allows you to fully utilise its potential.

We are a small start-up company and the task of setting up our study fell on me, a person with absolutely no experience with EDC systems. After doing a little research we selected Castor EDC because it seemed easy to use and the price was right for us. Castor EDC has been everything we've hoped it would be. It is easy to learn and set-up. Our study sites have liked it and found it very easy to use. It is feature complete doing everything we have wanted to do. One concern we had was that the company has no US-based support and we are on the West coast. As such, getting support in real-time is really not an option. I was also concerned about possible language barriers. Those initial concerns have not materialized to be realities. On the three occasions I have required support, I have received it within 24 hours, via email. Each time the answer I received was complete and they addressed my question on the first response. Overall, we are very satisfied.

I have two fairly nit picky issues: 1. Setting up user rights is a bit clunky. It is very flexible, which I love, but a bit clunky. 2. Dependencies and validations are limited to a single field and the logic is very limited. On the plus side, one can work around those limitations with hidden calculations.

Really easy to use, very intuitive. In multicentre trials with lots of collaborators involved you need a software with those characteristics so that collaborators won't have problems. The online platform works really well and fast.

There are some things that need to be solved to save time, when giving access to collaborators, at least in trials with many users.

I used Castor EDC for a nationwide multicenter RCT

Good look. Easy to build. Includes all features that one might need for such an online CRF. Great customer service.

Exporting and reshaping data from the databaase could be made a bit easier.

3 studies performed Last with 650 researched and 145 centers: no problems; it’s great

Easy to use, very intuitive, powerful, agile, fast and accurate online support

There are NO cons in my experience in this moment

Very good experience for my PhD-project. Easy to set up and easy to use and to export!

easy to build up your project with. The structure helps you think about your statistical plan.

expensive compared to redcap, but still value for money

I can smart start research with CastorEDC. CastorEDC can Create a study exactly as I need.Easy to use and have quality.

In version 2019.2.5 not an option to printout annotated CRF Function (show variable in printout CRF) But you can use Study variable list in excel to map printout CRF send to statisticians

The ability to build our own research forms and surveys, quickly and in GDPR compliant way is a massive help for us as it has drastically reduced the cost of this and also the time it takes to get the forms built. It means we can do research faster and cheaper and with compliance headaches handled. The support from Castor has been amazing. They are very quick to respond (even to stupid questions!) and gave us huge support before we signed up.

We literally have found tons of uses for Castor. The ability to build your own forms quickly and knowing the data is stored in a GDPR Compliant way is a HUGE help for us. Also the validation options in the fields are really good / ensure high level of data quality. And Also, The SPSS export function is really a great help too!

The Surveys do not work well on Mobile phones and most of our research participants would use them that way.

The platform is really user-friendly for both the person who enter data and the data manager (in my case). We can quite easily build a study from the ground up or use some other studies as a template by importing the structure. The Monitoring tab is really helpful for the tracking of queries or warning messages.

It is hard to tell what I do like least about Castor since I never used any other EDC system. I think that some features may be expanded. For instance, we have a cross-over study that will soon beon Live. We choose not to use the built-in randomization module because it was too limited for this specific study (it works really well for other studies). Also, the randomization tab is always available, which can lead to errors because some people randomize the patient before being certain that the patient can be included in the study.

Easy to use and understand. The manual provided is very extensive and answers practically all your answers. Researchers themselves can create their own database without extensive software knowledge such as Oracle Clinical. The helpdesk is also very swift in replying to one's questions.

The study part of Castor is not yet compatible with the screens of mobile phones and tablets. Hopefully soon. The validations and dependencies could be extended to multiple fields to minimize the use of extra calculation fields.

Easy to use, customer friendly. Easily adjustable.

Sometimes Castor works too slow, so if i'm filling it in while seeing patients, it takes too long. Furthermore, some features do not work properly (like mark whole steps as missing, when the step is too large)

I have had a great experience with Castor and will continue to use it in the future.

For somebody who is not great with computers and databases Castor was easy to use. There are a lot of features and I would not change anything. The Castor helpdesk was very helpful and responded very quickly when I needed help.

I had some trouble with converting Castor into SPSS but with a little help this worked great as well.

10 out of 10

Very user friendly, very good customers service.

At the time I used Castor, it was not possible to automatically send reminders to participants in case of a questionnaire wasn't filled in.

It is very intuitive to use. It's very easy to design a CRF. Customer support is always available to help with queries, if there are any. I honestly did not have any trouble at all running my study on Castor. I would recommend it to everyone and I strongly believe collaborative research is the way to go forward.

I don't have anything to criticise at all.

Very good

It is reliable. Every day a back-up is made of my database.

Sometimes the site is running (very) slow. Especially after running some calculations.

Castor is really easy to use and realiable software

I am really content with castor; so I do not have any negative points about this software

Realized one randomized clinical Trial and two retrospective data analyses

Easy to use, no Knowledge on programming needed, not too expensive

Some Tools ae missing for my Purpose e.g. multimedial integration

I am generally satisfied, but I think it needs to be improved, and it is a very good practice to be invited to information and system training. Is it possible to transfer the data to SPSS? Thanks

It is an easy to use and understandable system.

I had trouble changing the entered data later and there was no color change after the questions were answered.

Very easy to use, practical, great survey tool.

It is unfortunately to recieve notification after 1 or 2 year follow up, following data entry of a patient.

easy to use, good quality, easy acces and good value

Nothing specifically, so far no problems with the software have occured

I have used Castor to design data collection sets for multiple studies and would highly recommend its use.

The software is easy to use when you follow the tutorials and I appreciate the flexibility of the software allowing users to add continuous and variable data. Having others fill out CRFs or questionnaires is failure proof, as you are able to set limitations on the data that is being entered.

When sending out questionnaires to others in situations were the need to be persuaded to fill out the questionnaires, the lay-out can be quite strict and usefull, however its not very appealing.