Patient-friendly eCOA that teams trust.
Boost engagement, improve retention, and get higher-quality patient-reported data—all fully integrated with your study. No apps to download. No passwords to remember. Just an intuitive experience that works on any device. With the modular flexibility and transparent pricing small to midsize teams need.
Who It’s For
Academic Researchers
Make it easy for participants to report outcomes from home, without IT support or app store approvals slowing you down.
Sponsors & CROs
Reduce dropout rates and missing data with zero-friction patient engagement. eCOA is part of your OpenClinica platform, not another system to manage.
Sites & Coordinators
Stop chasing participants for missing assessments. Automated reminders keep patients on track while you focus on critical tasks.
Benefits
Boost patient engagement
Deploy a digital experience with images, video, and visual analog scales that works on any device.
Zero friction for participants
No app to install. No username and password to remember. Participants access their dashboard securely from any device they prefer—bring your own device (BYOD), truly.
Improve retention and compliance
Just-in-time notifications and reminders help participants stay on track, reducing dropout rates and missing data.
Higher data quality, faster
Patient-reported data flows directly into your study database in real time. No manual entry, no transcription errors.
Fully integrated with EDC
Create eCRF forms and eCOA forms in the same system with a single checkbox. No more jumping between platforms or merging datasets.
Complete audit trail
HIPAA-compliant and fully auditable. One audit trail shows patient, clinician, and study team activity in a single view.
Trusted by 1500+ sponsors, CROs, and research sites worldwide

"OpenClinica Participate ePRO saved time for everyone – patients, sites, and the study team. The system was easy to use, and both medical staff and patients did not need to be tech-savvy."
Andreas Habicht
CEO, Signifikans
How it Works
eCOA makes patient engagement effortless. Design patient-friendly forms with the same powerful tools you use for eCRFs. Deploy across any device with zero friction. Get real-time data that’s already integrated with your study database.
Design patient-friendly forms
Use OpenClinica's form builder to create eCOA assessments with images, video, visual analog scales, and interactive elements—all mobile-friendly by default.
Deploy with zero friction
Share a secure link. No app installation. No username or password for participants to remember. Works on any device they already own.
Keep participants engaged
Automated reminders via text or email keep assessments on track. Participants see their dashboard with exactly what they need to do and when.
Get integrated, audit-ready data
Patient-reported data flows directly into your EDC in real time—no merging, no mapping, complete audit trails built in.
Design patient-friendly forms
Use OpenClinica's form builder to create eCOA assessments with images, video, visual analog scales, and interactive elements—all mobile-friendly by default.
Design patient-friendly forms
Deploy with zero friction
Share a secure link. No app installation. No username or password for participants to remember. Works on any device they already own.
Deploy with zero friction
Keep participants engaged
Automated reminders via text or email keep assessments on track. Participants see their dashboard with exactly what they need to do and when.
Keep participants engaged
Get integrated, audit-ready data
Patient-reported data flows directly into your EDC in real time—no merging, no mapping, complete audit trails built in.
Get integrated, audit-ready data
Ready to make patient reporting effortless?
Ideal For
- Small to midsize sponsors and CROs
- Academic and investigator-initiated research
- Decentralized and hybrid clinical trials
- Studies requiring frequent patient assessments
- Trials struggling with patient retention
- Teams needing electronic device flexibility
- Studies requiring HIPAA-compliant patient data
Features
- No app downloads, usernames, or passwords required
- Works on any device (smartphones, tablets, desktops)
- Clean, intuitive patient dashboard
- Automated text and email reminders
- Rich media support (visual analog scales, images, video, interactive elements)
Know more
- Fully integrated with OpenClinica EDC—one platform, one dataset
- Single checkbox to switch between eCRF and eCOA forms
- Real-time data flow with no manual entry or merging
- Complete audit trail capturing patient, clinician, and study team activity
- Same powerful form builder used for eCRFs
- Create eCOA forms in the same system as your study
- Customizable assessments and questionnaires
- HIPAA-compliant and fully auditable
- No separate systems to manage or reconcile
- Training and support included
- Transparent, modular pricing that fits your study volume
Ready to improve patient engagement and data quality?
Let’s discuss your patient reporting needs. Our team will show you how eCOA reduces dropout and missing data with tools that work on any device participants already own.
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