About EDGE
EDGE is a real-time clinical trial management program that is embedded across 80% of the NHS within the UK as well as overseas in countries including Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, South Africa, and more.
EDGE offers study and patient management functionality including workflows, patient attributes, and a finance module, just to name a few. The program also provides its users with reporting capabilities that speed up internal processes and enables users to make the most out of their data.
EDGE not only connects internal departments but with its collaborative features, it also enables organizations to work together and share information, which ultimately saves valuable time and resources.
Pricing starting from:
£1,000.00/year
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Key benefits of EDGE
Secure patient management & recruitment functions, in-depth reporting capabilities, accurate finance recording, tracking & reports, shared calendars for improved communication, bespoke field creation capabilities, efficient document storage, management & control, electronic delegation log, collaborative functions to encourage working together, tracking of patient appointments & events as well as real-time workflows for capturing processes.
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
£1,000.00/year
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Features
Total features of EDGE: 50
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Reviews
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- Industry: Research
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Clinical Research Management Made Easy
Reviewed on 2021/05/21
I have used EDGE daily for almost 5 years and it has made my job much easier. It enables us to...
I have used EDGE daily for almost 5 years and it has made my job much easier. It enables us to easily record information about the projects reviewed by our Research and Development team and track the journey of a clinical studies in a clear interface. It was my job to teach our local users how to use EDGE and the its customisable features made it simpler to explain it. The list of cons are really just suggestions on how EDGE could improve in my opinion, not really things I dislike about it. In fact, colleagues who know me well can attest to the fact that I'm pretty effusive about it and could talk about EDGE for hours!
Pros
- User friendly interface
- Very customisable (we can add our own fields to suit our needs)
- Easy to retrieve information and create bespoke reports
- Assigning people to projects is simple and efficient
- Enables efficient collaboration between teams and organisations involved in research
- A good document storage alternative
- A fantastic team behind and responsive support
Cons
- More features should be customisable (such as the 'Add a Patient' form)
- Mass updating fields would have a been a time-saving feature
- More options for account types (e.g. to differentiate between admins and users who need overall 'manager' access, but who should not be able to customise fields)
Response from CIRU, University of Southampton
Hello, thank you for leaving us a review and for sharing your pro's and improvements for the system, and especially for highlighting such great benefits of the EDGE programme. Nice to hear you are also a big EDGE fan :)
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Enhancing Research Management with EDGE: Strengths, Challenges, and Potential
Reviewed on 2025/03/05
My overall experience with EDGE has been positive, as it has significantly improved the way we...
My overall experience with EDGE has been positive, as it has significantly improved the way we manage research processes, track studies, and maintain data quality. The system streamlines governance, finance, and reporting, making it an essential tool for our team. While it has its limitations—such as the lack of interactive reporting—ongoing improvements and our ability to refine workflows within EDGE continue to enhance its functionality. With the right updates, it has the potential to become an even more powerful research management tool.
Pros
I like the ability to streamline research processes, improve our data accuracy, and enhance collaboration across teams. EDGE reduces reliance on spreadsheets, making finance tracking and study management more transparent and efficient. EDGE provides valuable insights through KPIs, making it easier to monitor progress and drive continuous improvements.
Cons
The lack of interactive reporting, being able to click into reports and invoices and edit it them from a report, limits our ability to optimise record data quality and work more efficiently in real time. If this feature were available, we would use it extensively to enhance data management, streamline processes, and further improve accuracy.
Response from CIRU, University of Southampton
Hi Victoria, thank you so much for your positive review. We are so glad to hear EDGE is helping you in so many ways, especially in relation to finance.
Thanks for your feedback regarding interactive reporting. The reports in EDGE are accessed by Admins but data on the project/project site/participant levels is controlled by role-based permissions set on each study, ensuring that only authorized users can make changes at the appropriate level. Interactive reports are useful but they introduce more complexity and risk due to less control over updates and a lack of auditing. Bypassing role-based permissions can lead to inaccurate data, or users overwriting each other's changes. While we do understand the benefit of making changes at the reporting level, we're exploring better ways to help users drill down into report data, identify inaccuracies, and improve overall data quality across the system. Thanks again :) - The EDGE Team
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Easy to access system with adaptable functionality
Reviewed on 2020/05/27
EDGE is a good company who we have had positive interactions with. When escalation is required to...
EDGE is a good company who we have had positive interactions with. When escalation is required to EDGE they are quick to get back to you and offer support via regional contacts if required. It is a very effective research management system.
Pros
The system is user-friendly and can allow training to be rolled out with minimal support. There is functionality to use adapt the system within the limits of the programme to be bespoke for your organisation. Allows collaboration, and visibility of data to a wide audience and it is particularly useful to be able to gain access from a web-browser for home working. It has been essential for our switch to home-working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cons
Creating reports being limited to admin users is not very user friendly due to time constraints for the admin staff. We do not use EDGE for our reporting purposes for that reason, however the ability to create reports for staff to use does get around this slightly.
Response from CIRU, University of Southampton
Hi Alessia, thanks for your review. Glad to hear EDGE is working well at your organisation and is helping with the COVID-19 situation currently happening. We are looking into the possibility of other access levels for V3 e.g. reporting access as we do understand it would be useful for sites who need more reporters but do not want to give users full admin rights. Thanks.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Get EDGE if you haven't already!
Reviewed on 2025/03/05
EDGE has been my departments life saver, it has improved and aligned nearly all our processes....
EDGE has been my departments life saver, it has improved and aligned nearly all our processes. Could not recommend it enough
Pros
EDGE is designed fully to support our Research processes, by people who understand the research processes and participate in them themselves. Its finance tracking tool is a life savour and the access to information is so intuitive and easy to use.
Cons
That not everyone uses it! Everyone doing clinical trials in the UK a t least should be using EDGE as their primary system. It helps us all connect with each other!
Response from CIRU, University of Southampton
Hi Ellis, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and for such fabulous and positive words. It is great to hear the system helps you with collaboration as this is something we pride ourselves on. Thank you! - The EDGE Team
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
EDGE is adaptable to your needs
Reviewed on 2024/07/10
I could not be as efficient or as effective in my job without EDGE. It holds all the information...
I could not be as efficient or as effective in my job without EDGE. It holds all the information personnel need to know about a trial and it is accessible to all those that need it.
I can run reports from EGDE that are built for our needs at service level, it gives us oversight of our trials.
Pros
Accessible anywhere, flexible, adaptable to your service, give researcher autonomy in how they run their trials.
I love the workflows as I can track processes, add in details so I know exactly where we are at.
EDGE is also allowing us to move more from paper to electronic for documenting training and delegation logs, which makes it quicker to sign up personnel to work on trials.
Cons
I do not see any cons of using EDGE. For some it is another system they have to log into, which may be a down side, but for me it is an essential system.
It would be great if systems could talk to each other more.
Response from CIRU, University of Southampton
Hi Vicky, thank you so much for your review and for your positive words. We are glad EDGE is so beneficial to you and your organisation. Working with other systems is something we are working on, thank you for your feedback. I know the value for money rating is not applicable for you personally so we understand why you have not rated us there. Thanks again :)
EDGE FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for EDGE.Q. What type of pricing plans does EDGE offer?
EDGE offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: £1,000.00/year
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
EDGE offers flexible pricing based on organization type and size. Contact EDGE for detailed pricing information.
Q. Who are the typical users of EDGE?
EDGE has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does EDGE support?
EDGE supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does EDGE support mobile devices?
EDGE supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does EDGE integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations EDGE has
Q. What level of support does EDGE offer?
EDGE offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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