Data management without the coordination friction

Traditional data management separates technology from execution. This creates inefficiencies, handoff delays, and communication gaps that slow down your study. With Castor, you get a unified workflow that replaces these silos with one platform and one expert team. Because we build the tech we use, our data managers are 100% native platform experts. It’s a faster way to get cleaner, submission-ready data without the usual lag or overhead.

Years clinical research experience
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Real-time data review
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Fixed fee

Predictable pricing from day one

Trusted by clinical operations teams worldwide

 
 
Platform scale

Built on real-world clinical evidence at scale

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Live production studies supported
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Two approaches to data management

When technology and services sit in separate hands, coordination gaps slow everything down. Here is what changes when they come from one place.

The coordination challenge

One platform, one team

Zero intermediate layers. You work directly with native experts who build the technology they use daily. No handoffs between systems or teams.

Continuous cleaning

Edit checks catch issues at the point of entry. Castor’s DM team then adds expert review, query management, and active oversight throughout the study, so data is continuously clean rather than cleaned in a rush at the end.

Continuous oversight

Your data managers review and clean data as it comes in, not in a batch at study end. You get direct visibility into data quality and query status without waiting for a scheduled report.

Fixed-fee predictability

Transparent packages where Castor assumes the risk. If it takes longer than scoped, that cost stays with us. Your budget stays exactly where you planned it.

The Castor model

Split accountability

When technology and services come from separate providers, accountability becomes unclear. Teams spend time bridging systems rather than resolving data issues.

Reactive cleaning

Data accumulates across the study and is cleaned in a compressed window at the end. That late-stage backlog delays database lock and compresses your submission timeline.

Opaque process

You wait for monthly reports just to see your own data. Real-time oversight is not part of the arrangement, so problems surface late.

Variable budgets

Granular hourly billing penalizes you when the vendor takes longer than expected. Every scope change becomes a negotiation.

Technical foundation

A technical foundation for quality

You get quality built into your study from day one. By using native platform capabilities across our electronic data capture system, we ensure a smarter setup that prevents errors before they happen. The result is a dataset that holds up to regulatory scrutiny without remediation.

  • Optimal study configuration that tailors your eCRF to your protocol for an error-resistant experience at sites
  • Risk reduction by design using smart logic, validated edit checks, and automated queries to ensure data integrity from the point of entry
  • Regulatory confidence through eCRF builds aligned to CDASH standards from the start, simplifying the submission review process

CDASH

Standards alignment built in from the first eCRF field

Continuous

Data review from first patient visit, not deferred to a closeout sprint

100%

Native platform expertise across every engagement

Integrated services

Integrated services and expert oversight

Our clinical data management experts are also platform experts. Because our implementation and DM teams work as one, you benefit from a process that removes intermediary friction and the communication bottlenecks that often stall delivery timelines. This is not an outsourced service. It is a direct extension of your team.

  • High-touch collaboration through a direct line to our experts, acting as a true extension of your clinical operations
  • Proactive query management through the full study lifecycle using both automated and expert-driven processes
  • Expert data review by subject matter experts who use Castor platform tools to identify outliers and data requiring attention
  • Real-time visibility into study progress, data quality, and outstanding queries as part of the ongoing DM workflow

11+

Years clinical research experience per data manager

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Intermediary layers between you and your data management team

Direct

Line to experts who act as an extension of your team

Service packages

End-to-end Data Management services without friction

Our experts operate as an extension of your team to ensure data integrity at every stage.

Start-up services

  • Development of Case Report Forms
  • Design of Domain Standards
  • CRF Completion Guideline Development
  • Data Management Plan Development
  • Data Validation Plan Development
  • Source Data Verification Plan Development
  • User Acceptance Testing

Ongoing services

  • Internal Data Review and Cleaning
  • Internal Data Reconciliation
  • External Data Reconciliation*
  • Query Management
  • Site/User Management
  • Medical Coding & Review
  • DMP Maintenance

* External Data Reconciliation requires additional scoping

Closeout services

  • Database Lock and Archival
  • End of Study Data Transfer
  • Casebook Generation

Need the full breakdown by package tier? Talk to our team.

Frequently asked questions

It means your eCRF is built to CDASH standards from the first participant visit, not retrofitted before submission. Castor’s implementation team aligns variable naming, edit checks, and domain structure to regulatory requirements at the build stage. When you reach database lock, the dataset is already structured for SDTM mapping and regulatory review. There is no remediation sprint. Your data is clean, auditable, and review-ready because it was designed that way from the start.

Castor offers tiered fixed-fee packages priced at the start of the engagement. The fee covers the agreed scope of data management services for the life of the study. If the work takes longer than anticipated, that cost is absorbed by Castor, not billed back to you. This removes the variable-cost risk common in hourly billing arrangements and makes your data management budget predictable from day one.

Castor offers fixed-fee data management packages covering different levels of service from start-up through closeout. All packages include core services such as data review, query management, EDC build, data management plan development, and database lock. Higher tiers add services such as eCRF development, domain standards design, user acceptance testing, and medical coding. The right package depends on your team’s in-house capabilities and the complexity of your protocol. 

Yes. Castor supports studies across 8,000+ sites globally. The platform handles multi-country regulatory requirements, site and user management, and external data reconciliation within a single validated environment. Our data management team provides real-time oversight across every site regardless of geography, reviewing and cleaning data continuously as it enters the system. Our DM team has experience managing complex multi-regional studies and can support trials spanning multiple countries and time zones.

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