Study design consultation
- Talk through your protocol, measures and devices with our research team
- Choose wearables, questionnaires and EMAs that fit your aims
- Plan schedules, reminders and JITAI decision points
Free research support, from proposal to publication.
Our team helps you plan your study, write your grant, prepare your IRB submission and get your team ready, at no cost. We are researchers too, from the UC Irvine Institute for Future Health, and we know what reviewers and IRBs ask for.
Included for researchers
- Study design consultationFree
- Grant proposal supportFree
- IRB documentationFree
- Apple SensorKit approval helpFree
- Security and privacy reviewFree
- Workshops, office hours and trainingFree
What is included
Help at every stage of your study.
These services are free for research teams using Centralive or planning a study with it.
Grant proposals
- Technical text describing the platform for your proposal
- Budget quotes and budget text
- Device details, and a letter of support
- For NIH, NSF, Wellcome Trust and other funders
IRB documentation
- HIPAA and security documentation for your submission
- How participant data is collected, stored and protected
- Your consent form, signed by participants in the app
SensorKit approval
- Help preparing and submitting Apple’s SensorKit request
- For smartphone sensing studies on iPhone
- Guidance on Apple’s data sharing terms for your data management plan
Security and privacy review
- Answers for your institution’s security and privacy questionnaires
- GDPR and UK GDPR information for international studies
- See how we protect data
Workshops, office hours and guides
- Workshops and office hours with our team
- Webinars on digital health research methods
- Step-by-step guides and walkthrough videos
How it works
Three steps to a study that is ready to submit.
Book a free call
Pick a 30-minute time with our research team and tell us about your study.
We work through your protocol
Together we map your measures, devices, schedules and interventions onto Centralive, and set up a sandbox study you can try.
You get what you need to submit
Grant text, budget quotes, letters of support and IRB documentation, ready for your proposal or submission.
Questions
About research support.
Is research support really free?
Yes. Study design consultation, grant and IRB support, SensorKit approval help, security and privacy reviews, workshops, office hours and training are free for research teams.
Do we need a Centralive subscription first?
No. Most teams come to us while they are still planning a study or writing a grant. You can also start a free trial at any time.
What is not included?
Hands-on work that we build or run for you is quoted separately, such as data analytics services, custom study apps for smartphone sensing, and Livi AI agents. See pricing.