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Easy, Beautiful Research
Digital Trails is a mobile app for sensing and intervention research on iOS and Android. Enrolling a participant is as easy as sharing your study code with them (study codes are created by the Digital Trails team). Once a participant enters their study code they are then invited to consent in the app. After participants consent they are returned to Digital Trails and you begin to collect data. That's it; you've just enrolled a new participant.
Digital Trails is an end-to-end mobile app for sensing, surveys, and interventions on iOS and Android.
Researchers like Digital Trails because they can conduct sophistcated studies without any software development.
App users like Digital Trails because they can participate in and contribute to research they care about.
Digital Trails is currently in limited release. We hope to make it widely available middle of next year.
Digital Trails was built first and foremost with privacy in mind. All data is encrypted over
the wire and at-rest. Personally identifiable information is stored separately from data
collected in the app. Participants always have the option to end participation in any study,
at any time, and request that all of their data be deleted.
Built by researchers for researchers
Digital Trails has been packed with features to support state of the art research. If you need a feature that doesn't currently exist, reach out. Our team can add features for you.
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Native performance
Run studies natively on iOS and Android to get consistent performance for all participants.
Passive sensing
Collect data from on-device sensors according to custom sampling rates and rules.
Active sensing
Send surveys to participants according to either deterministic or stochastic schedules.
In-app consent
Use any online platform to e-consent participants (e.g., Qualtrics, Docusign, or REDCap).
Privacy first
Protect privacy by storing personal identifiable information separately.
Data security
Secure data using encryption, both over the wire and in the cloud.