Clinical Trial Management Software That Connects the Study Record
Research teams run the CTMS, site file, quality system and pharmacy log on tools from different vendors, each holding its own version of the study. AQ Platform brings them into one operational record, adopted one module at a time, with governed AI assistance that surfaces incomplete documentation, overdue activity and open quality issues before they disrupt study delivery.
AQ clinical research platform keeps site documentation, quality systems and operational records inspection-ready every day. Our connected platform is aligned with GCP, UK GDPR, MHRA expectations and 21 CFR Part 11 where applicable. Every module shares one operational record, enabling governed AI assistance to deliver unified intelligence for research data management. Easily identify emerging risks, uncover cross-functional relationships and strengthen oversight across every study.
Operations, docs, quality & pharmacy — connected as one.
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Study record
Update once — current everywhere, attributable.
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Sites
One site to a multi-site network, same standard.
Built for your research
Built around the way you run research.
Every research organisation operates differently. AQ adapts to your governance model, workflows and regulatory responsibilities — without forcing one way of working.
NHS / Hospital research
Inspection-ready every day — without the administrative burden.
The new UK Clinical Trial Regulations and ICH-GCP E6(R3) are now in force — NHS Trust R&D teams have to evidence readiness while balancing patient care and delivery. AQ reduces administrative burden, strengthens accountability across departments and surfaces operational risks before they delay studies or become inspection findings.
NHS Trust R&DClinical Research FacilitiesMHRA · HRA · NIHR oversight
The platform itself is simple to use, easy to administer and has a range of different functions that help to manage patients, studies, finances and analytics to interrogate the data collected across those functions. Ascension Q is more than a great platform, the team are passionate about making research easier for researchers.
AQ is more than a great platform for the operational management and analytics of clinical trials, it's about a team that are passionate about making a product that genuinely helps. The platform continues to grow and expand into areas of need; the developers are truly responsive. The support from the team has been exceptional.
Very positive, easy to train new staff to use. We have been using it in our department for over 5 years now. The booking system with calendar views makes it easy to manage our very busy research clinic. The automated emails and text appointment reminders have improved compliance.
The AscensionQ platform has helped my research staff set-up multiple studies faster and manage participant appointments more effectively. The software is easy to use and the team is always there to help us.
Case studies
Trusted where research actually happens.
“In their words
The platform itself is simple to use, easy to administer and has a range of different functions that help to manage patients, studies, finances and analytics to interrogate the data collected across those functions. Ascension Q is more than a great platform, the team are passionate about making research easier for researchers.
Lisa Cheng
Head of R&D · Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospital
Most research organisations built their systems one purchase at a time: a CTMS from one supplier, a site file from another, quality records in a third, and pharmacy accountability on paper or spreadsheet. Each system holds part of the study, and the gaps between them surface at monitoring visits and inspections.
AQ connects study operations, documentation, quality and pharmacy in one record. A change made once is current in every module that depends on it, attributable to the person who made it. Research teams can start with the module that closes the largest gap and add others as studies grow, supporting the quality-by-design expectations of ICH E6(R3).
CTMS
Operations & scheduling
Study LIV-204 — 3 visits scheduled today
Recruitment 42 / 60 — on track
Readiness 6 sites active
eISF
Investigator site file
Protocol v3.0 filed & version-controlled
2 essential docs pending signature
Readiness 98% complete
eTMF
Trial master file
Completeness 98% — 2 placeholders open
14 documents auto-filed this week
Readiness Inspection-ready
Pharmacy
Site file / IMP
IMP batch reconciled — sponsor notified
Accountability log up to date
Readiness ALCOA+ trail
QMS
Quality system
SOP-014 acknowledged by 12 staff
2 SOPs due for review
Readiness Controlled
CAPA
Deviations & CAPA
CAPA-021 assigned to R. Thompson
Due in 5 days — owner notified
Readiness 3 open
Digital DoA
Delegation of authority
Dr Okafor — GCP training verified
Delegation e-signed
Readiness Up to date
eSource
Source forms
Vitals worksheet v2 published
Released versions read-only
Readiness Version-controlled
Labs
Samples & supplies
PK aliquots frozen within limit
Collection supplies in date — 64 of 64
Readiness Chain of custody
Shared drives
Email threads
Spreadsheets
Portals
Loose PDFs
Handoffs
CTMS
Operations & scheduling
Live
Study LIV-204 — 3 visits scheduled today
Recruitment 42 / 60 — on track
Readiness6 sites active
Operational reality
The AQ operating model.
AQ connects every operational record, giving teams the clarity to strengthen oversight, support informed judgement and maintain continuous inspection readiness.
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Connected Visibility
See exactly where every study stands — missing documents, overdue milestones and open CAPAs.
02
Connected Context
See how every issue connects — deviations, CAPAs, documents and approvals in one place.
03
Confident Decisions
Decide on complete evidence — who approved what, and exactly how it was recorded.
04
Continuous Readiness
Stay inspection-ready every day — not just in the scramble before an audit or sponsor visit.
Connected Intelligence
Governed AI that assists the work behind clinical research.
AI-assist sits beside the fields you already complete — it suggests, prepares and organises real trial work, but never acts for you. Every suggestion is one you review, and every decision stays attributable.
CTMS
Study operations
AI assist
Reads the protocol and drafts a visit schedule.
✓Read protocol
✓Extract visits
3Draft schedule
Source
Protocol · schedule of assessments
Screening within 28 days
Dosing at Day 0
Follow-up Days 14, 28, 56
AQ proposes
V1 · ScreeningDay 0
V2 · BaselineDay 14
V3 · DosingDay 28capacity
V4 · Follow-upDay 56
Flags where V3 clashes with clinic capacity — you confirm.
Every action lands on one governed record — attributable, audit-trailed and shared across all nine modules.
CTMS
Study operations
Reads the protocol and drafts a visit schedule.
1Read protocol
2Extract visits
3Draft schedule
Protocol_v3.2.pdfreading…
AQ reads
Waiting for the schedule of assessments…
Protocol · schedule of assessments
Screening within 28 days
Dosing at Day 0
Follow-up Days 14, 28, 56
AQ extracts
Screening visit
Baseline + dosing
Follow-up × 3
Extracted 5 visits and their windows.
AQ proposes
V1 · ScreeningDay 0
V2 · BaselineDay 14
V3 · DosingDay 28capacity
V4 · Follow-upDay 56
Flags where V3 clashes with clinic capacity — you confirm.
eTMF
Trial master file
Reads each upload and suggests the right TMF zone.
1Read upload
2Classify
3File to zone
Insurance_cert.pdfreading…
AQ reads
Reading document type and content…
Uploaded documents
Protocol v3.2
Insurance certificate
Central lab manual
AQ extracts
Classified as
Trial insurance
98% confidence
Recognised the document, ready to file.
AQ proposes
Protocol v3.2Zone 2
Insurance certZone 1
Lab manualZone 8
Proposes the TMF zone and flags gaps against the index.
eISF
Investigator site file
Reads the protocol and drafts site-file placeholders.
1Read protocol
2Identify needs
3Draft placeholders
Protocol_v3.2.pdfreading…
AQ reads
Reading site-level requirements…
Protocol · site requirements
Delegated & trained staff
Lab & pharmacy set-up
Local approvals in place
AQ extracts
12
documents this site will need to open
Identified the documents required to open this site.
AQ proposes
Delegation log
GCP certificate — Okafor
Lab accreditation
Insurance certificate
Draft placeholders opened for your team to confirm.
QMS
Quality management
Reads a new SOP and drafts a training quiz.
1Scan SOP
2Pull key points
3Draft quiz
SOP-014_IMP-handling.pdfscanning…
AQ reads
Scanning SOP-014 · IMP handling & storage…
SOP-014 · IMP handling
Store IMP at 2–8°C
Log temperature twice daily
Report excursions within 24h
AQ extracts
Key points found
IMP stored at 2–8°C
Temperature logged twice daily
Excursions reported within 24h
Pulled the testable points from the SOP.
AQ proposes
Drafted quiz · 6 questions
Q1 · At what temperature is the IMP stored?
2–8°C
15–25°C
−20°C
Draft quiz ready — review, publish, then assign to staff.
CAPA
Corrective actions
Reads a deviation and drafts a linked CAPA.
1Read deviation
2Summarise
3Draft CAPA
Deviation_Site4.txtreading…
AQ reads
Reading the logged deviation…
Deviation · Site 4
Visit outside protocol window
Coordinator on leave
No cover scheduled
AQ extracts
Summary
A participant visit fell outside the protocol window at Site 4 — a scheduling gap during staff leave.
Summarised what happened and the likely cause.
AQ proposes
Draft CAPA-219
Investigate scheduling cause, retrain coordinator, add a visit-window alert.
Owner · QA leadDue · 14 daysLinked to deviation
Draft CAPA linked to the deviation — you assign and confirm.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy site file
Organises IMP entries and flags reconciliation gaps.
1Read log
2Reconcile
3Flag gap
IMP_accountability.csvreading…
AQ reads
Reading the IMP accountability log…
IMP accountability log
Received 120 units
Dispensed 96 · Returned 21
Destroyed 2
AQ extracts
Received120
Dispensed96
Returned21
Destroyed2
Totalled dispensed, returned and destroyed counts.
AQ proposes
Reconciliation gap
120 received, but 96 + 21 + 2 = 119 accounted for. 1 unit unresolved.
Flags the mismatch for the pharmacist to resolve.
Digital DoA
Delegation of authority
Reads roles & training and pre-fills the delegation matrix.
1Read records
2Match tasks
3Draft matrix
Team_roles_training.xlsxreading…
AQ reads
Reading role and training records…
Team roles & training
Dr A. Shah — PI, GCP current
J. Okafor — GCP current
M. Farrar — sampling pending
AQ extracts
GCP trainingcurrent
Protocol trainingcurrent
Sampling competencypending
Matched each staff member’s training to the tasks they can hold.
AQ proposes
Dr A. ShahPI · all tasks
J. OkaforConsent, sampling
M. FarrarSchedulingawait
Pre-filled matrix ready for PI e-sign.
eSource
Source forms
Reads an existing worksheet and drafts the form fields.
1Read worksheet
2Place fields
3Draft form
Vitals_worksheet_v1.pdfreading…
AQ reads
Reading the worksheet layout…
Vitals worksheet · site template
Blood pressure — systolic and diastolic
Height and weight
Clinician initials and time
AQ extracts
Systolic and diastolic BPmmHg
Height and weightcm, kg
BMIcalculated
Found 14 fields, with their units and one calculation.
AQ proposes
Systolic BPRequired · mmHgreview
WeightRequired · kgreview
BMICalculated from height and weightreview
Draft fields placed on the A4 canvas — you review, then publish with a reason.
Labs
Sample management
Reads booked visits and forecasts collection supplies.
1Read visits
2Check supplies
3Draft forecast
Booked_visits_week16reading…
AQ reads
Reading booked visits and the lab manual…
Booked visits · Week 16
6 participants · PK plasma and safety bloods
Lab manual v4 · supplies per visit
Collection supplies on hand: 2 sets
AQ extracts
Needed for Week 166 sets
In stock and in date1 set
Expires before the visit1 set
Checked supplies on hand against the visits booked.
AQ proposes
PK plasma sets3 to orderreview
Safety blood sets2 to orderreview
Draft forecast ready — a named person places any order.
AQ platform value
Why do clinical research organisations choose AQ trial management software?
AQ platform is built by researchers for researchers, with first-hand experience that the greatest challenge in clinical research is connecting people, processes and evidence into one trusted operational record.
Every module contributes to the same operational record, preserving relationships between documents, quality events, delegated responsibilities, study operations and pharmacy oversight.
Intelligent assistance works from connected operational context to surface documentation gaps, quality signals and emerging risks while every decision remains under human oversight.
Deploy only the capabilities your organisation needs today and introduce additional modules as research programmes, governance requirements and operational maturity evolve.
Permissions, approvals, electronic signatures and audit history are applied consistently across every module, so every operational action remains attributable and inspection-ready.
Replace multiple disconnected applications with one connected platform, reducing software overlap, duplicate administration and the hidden cost of separate systems.
Conventional toolsAQ platform
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One edit — updated everywhere
Document
Document
Delegation
Delegation
Approval
Approval
Audit trail
Audit trail
AI suggests
AI suggests
You review
You review
Recorded
Recorded
AUTO-APPLIED
HUMAN-REVIEWED
eISF · 2 docs missing
eISF · 2 docs missing
All-or-nothing rolloutRip out, replace, retrain
Start small
Add more
Combine
Full platform
Expand when ready — no rip-and-replace
Document approved
who?when?signed off?
Document approved ATTRIBUTABLE
R. Thompson
12:04 · 14 May
e-signed
Audit #4821
Vendor A£££
Vendor B£££
Vendor C£££
One platform
Consolidated subscriptions
Lower overhead
Disconnected modules. Fragmented records.
Shared Record · Connected Context · End-to-End Traceability
Generic AI. Isolated data.
Context-Aware AI · Governed Assistance · Human-Led Decisions
Large platform rollouts.
Phased Adoption · Expand Naturally · No Platform Replacement
Governance spread across multiple systems.
Built-In Governance · Role-Based Access · Complete Audit History
Multiple vendors. Multiple subscriptions.
One Platform · Lower Overhead · No Enterprise Contract
Practical adoption for real clinical research environments
Shaped by more than 20 years of research experience. Practical to use, easier to adopt, simpler to train. Guided onboarding structured around your team, your study configuration, and your operational timeline.
01UnderstandWEEK 1
Which AQ modules fit your environment, and how setup is planned.
02ConfigureWEEKS 2–3
Study structures, documentation, users and access roles personalised.
03TrainWEEK 4
Live sessions, guides and tutorials so teams learn at their own pace.
04SupportONGOING
We stay involved past go-live until the platform feels routine.
What is the AQ clinical research operating platform?
AQ platform is a study-centric clinical research platform that unifies CTMS, eTMF, eISF, Pharmacy, QMS, CAPA, Digital DoA, eSource and Labs in one controlled environment. Other systems govern a single part of the trial; AQ connects operations, documentation, quality and pharmacy oversight on one attributable record — a holistic experience where every module works as one. It is purpose-built for CROs, NHS research teams, sponsors and academic research, delivering operational control, a defensible audit trail and continuous inspection readiness across every study.
Which regulations and standards is AQ designed to support?
AQ is built around ICH-GCP E6(R3), the UK Clinical Trials Regulations, MHRA inspection expectations and ALCOA+ data integrity principles. Records are structured to support UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and electronic record expectations, including 21 CFR Part 11 where applicable. Audit trails, role-based access and retention controls are designed to hold up under regulatory review.
How is AQ different from a standalone CTMS or spreadsheets?
A standalone CTMS or spreadsheet controls one part of the trial and leaves the rest disconnected. AQ connects study operations, documentation, quality and pharmacy oversight on one record, so a change in one area updates the others. Research teams stop reconciling separate trackers by hand and work from one current, attributable source of truth.
Which research teams is AQ built for?
AQ supports NHS R&D and hospital research teams, academic and non-commercial sponsors, commercial sponsors, CROs, multi-site networks and biotech teams running early-phase trials. Each works under the same regulatory standard regardless of size. AQ scales from a single site to multi-site portfolios, so teams adopt the control they need at a cost that fits their operation.
How do I get started with AQ and find out about pricing?
Request a demo or book a 30-minute call, and our team will review your operational priorities, recommend the right module or configuration, and outline a clear implementation plan for your research environment. Pricing depends on the modules you need and the scale of your study operations, so we provide a tailored quotation aligned to your configuration and study volume rather than a fixed list price. You can start with a single module and expand as your portfolio grows.