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Pilot study

Test for real signal before you scale.

A focused, wearable-enabled study designed to look for signal in real-world conditions. Smaller scope, with review and oversight matched to the study.

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A focused question Real-world conditions Regulatory oversight

Program overview

What is a pilot study?

A pilot study is a smaller real-world study built to answer one question: is there a signal worth pursuing?

Participants use your product in their daily lives while wearables, validated surveys, and optional at-home labs capture what changes.

Study design and timing depend on the protocol. Every pilot includes regulatory oversight.

Why a pilot

What a pilot is for.

The signal

Inform the next investment.

Look for signal on a smaller budget before committing to a full protocol. The findings help inform whether a larger study is the right next investment.

The setting

Keep it in real life.

Participants use your product in their daily lives. The protocol captures adherence and outcomes in real-world settings.

The decision

Choose what comes next.

Some teams get the evidence they need from the pilot itself. Others scale to a full clinical study. Some already have their signal and skip the pilot entirely.

What's included

Small scope.
Full platform.

A pilot is not a stripped-down product. It runs on the same platform, with the protocol and appropriate oversight matched to the study.

  • Remote protocol

    IRB submission and review.

  • Wearables + validated surveys

    Continuous wearable data from devices like Oura, Apple Watch, and Whoop, paired with validated surveys.

  • At-home lab biomarkers Optional

    Processed through CLIA labs when included in the protocol.

  • Real-world adherence tracking

    Product use and study engagement tracked during the study.

  • Participant engagement

    Automated participant engagement through the app.

  • Statistical and outcomes analysis

    The statistics, plus a plain-language read of what your outcomes mean.

  • Publication, claims, and asset support

    Everything that comes after your final study report (CSR): publication support, claim development, and marketing assets.

Pilot and full study

Two offerings,
not a ladder.

Some teams pilot first. Some already have their signal and go straight to a full clinical study. Some run both. The scope follows your question, your timeline, and your budget.

Explore the full clinical study

  • Pilot study

    Test for signal.

    A focused question on a smaller scope.

  • Full clinical study

    Build the evidence base.

    A full protocol for a defined evidence need.

A useful read

Still deciding if a pilot fits?

We wrote up the honest version of when a pilot helps and when it does not.

Should I Run a Pilot First?Read the article

Ready to scope a pilot?

One call to define the question and see whether a pilot is the right size for it.

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