We help global health researchers capture clean data from anywhere
Focus on your projects, participants, and funding while we streamline your data flow.
The challenge
Global health is your field. Offline data capture is ours.
Symptom 1
Databases and data management are not in your wheelhouse. You are planning an ambitious research project and your institution doesn’t provide the support to design and manage your data systems.
Symptom 2
You are planning a longitudinal research project with a complex study protocol and the systems you have used in the past have inadequate features for informed consent, enrollment, or scheduling.
Symptom 3
Paper-based data capture is regressive, yet you are planning a decentralized research project and some of the locations have spotty internet. You know you need off-line data capture, but don’t have the tools.
Symptom 4
Data is coming in from multiple field sites, from multiple laboratories, in different formats, and in different timeframes. You know that managing all those spreadsheets, not to mention aggregating them into a single dataset will be a nightmare. Moreover, tracking participant progress is nearly impossible.
Symptom 5
You have defined your research objectives and have collected a data set. Now you need additional resources for timely analysis.
The dream
Imagine if all your data were centralized, secure, and accessible from anywhere.
Imagine the possibilities of:
launching your study with confidence in your data management plan.
complete control of your data lifecycle with data validation and real-time access for every datapoint.
viewing project and participant progress at any moment.
a secure and easy-to-use electronic data management system.
And imagine the keen insights and full, breakthrough potential that your study will reveal by taking the right steps with data management ahead of time.
1 Support
You will have all the support you need by experts in clinical data management familiar with all aspects of the research data lifecycle.
2 Best practices
Your research team will use software that is easy to learn and guides them with automated support for informed consent, eligibility determination, randomization, and appointment reminders.
3 Decentralized study tools
Off-line data capture with tablets allows your enumerators and RAs to visit off-the-grid locations with full support for the complete data capture protocol. When they are back on-line the data syncs to the central data repository where you have immediate access.
4 Integrated data streams
Data from all sources are linked and aggregated and fed to the central data repository. Data are unified and immediately available for analysis and quality assurance.
5 Certified specialists
You have access to certified experts who are available for coaching and programming in SAS and R.
The solution
How do you get there?
1 Grasp
We work with project stakeholders to identify the nature of your study protocols – from screening to end-point – and your data sources: participant interviews, participant reported, remote sensing, geospatial, climate, observational, laboratory, and clinical.
2 Design & Document
Then we work with you to sketch out concepts for data capture and management, including technologies you may prefer (or prefer to avoid). Ultimately considering your constraints of time and budget, together we design the best fit. We produce detailed documentation of the data management and sharing plan.
3 Implement & Integrate
Our team gets to work putting the pieces together, from off-the-shelf solutions to custom engineering. We make sure all bases are covered by implementing data flows from origination to end-point. Security is inherent so that your systems comply with regulatory requirements and participant privacy.
4 Test & Train
Efficient workflow is essential in a complex study to prevent fatigue for participants and research staff alike. That’s why it’s important for all stages of data processing to be examined for gaps and redundancy.
5 Operate & Oversee
We ensure smooth sailing for your study data capture. You have the tools to monitor study and participant progress in order to identify issues and produce preliminary results.
6 Decommission
The project finishes with winding down the data capture operations, providing you with a secure data archive ready for analysis.
Meet the team
Caleb Ruth, MS, partner. Caleb is a co-founder of Research Allies and has implemented data management solutions for decentralized, clinical research projects on five continents. He’s aiming for all seven.
Jesse Krisher, BS, partner. Jesse, co-founder of RA, has helped researchers implement data systems in Latin America, India, and Africa for almost a decade. He sees data through its entire lifecycle from planning and data capture through analysis and publication.
Katie Clark, PhD, MSPH. Katie utilizes her academic training and field experience to help organizations develop and implement practical research solutions.
Dawei Yin, MS. Dawei is a data scientist who connects data sources and research tools for centralized access using APIs and other tools.
Diego Gutierrez, BS. Diego is an engineer and architect of cloud and server solutions for secure data storage.
