The Pulsar Platform

Your Protocol. Their Journey.

Pulsar shapes every message around each participant's real-world data — their Fitbit steps, their weight from the scale that morning, their timezone, their response patterns, their place in the study. You define the rules once. Their data decides the rest.

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Your Study, Right Now

One glance. Full picture. Enrollment, engagement, device compliance, and live activity — all in real time.

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Research Intelligence Built In

Describe what you want. Ask what you need. Discover what you didn't know to look for.

AI Topic Generation

One Protocol. Many Journeys.

Pulsar shapes every message around each participant's real-world data: their Fitbit steps, their weight from the scale this morning, their timezone, their response patterns, their place in the study. You define the rules. Their data decides the rest.

  • Intelligent messaging for MRTs and micro-randomized trials
  • Now powered by AI in just the right places
  • Review and test everything before it goes live
  • Spanish translation support built in
YOU WRITE:
"Send daily motivation at 9am with 3 rotating messages. Use different messages for participants under 30 vs over 30."
PULSAR GENERATES:
Topic: "Daily Motivation"
Schedule: Every day at 9:00 AM (local time)
Audience: Under 30
Rule: age < 30 • Bucket: 3 templates (random)
"Hey {first_name}, you've got this! Day {day_number} strong."
Audience: 30 and over
Rule: age ≥ 30 • Bucket: 3 templates (random)
"Good morning {first_name}. Day {day_number} — steady progress."
✓ Topic, rules, buckets, and 6 templates created.
Ask Your Data

Stop Waiting for Reports

Ask questions in plain English. Get instant answers across messages, Fitbit, weights, and nutrition data. Save queries as live stats, export to CSV, or bookmark for quick access.

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AI Messages

Every Message, Written for One Person

Mark any template for AI generation. Personalized content is written at the moment of delivery using real participant data.

TEMPLATE:
"Generate an encouraging message about their recent activity, referencing step count and day in study."
SARAH (Day 12, 9,400 steps):
"Sarah, 9,400 steps yesterday — that's your best day this week! Day 12 and you're building real momentum."
MARCUS (Day 5, 3,200 steps):
"Hey Marcus, day 5 is all about finding your rhythm. Every step counts — even the 3,200 from yesterday."
Weekly AI Insights

What You Didn't Know to Look For

Coming Fall 2026

Pulsar reviews your study daily and surfaces patterns across engagement, outcomes, and message content. Delivered to your inbox weekly.

DISCOVERY: Response Time as Leading Indicator
Participants whose response time slowed by 50%+ showed step declines the following week. 7 participants match this pattern now.
DISCOVERY: Hidden Subgroup Effect
Participants aged 45-54 in intervention are underperforming control. Every other age group shows expected patterns.
DISCOVERY: Text Signal
Participants mentioning 'tired' or 'pain' show 60% higher dropout risk the following week. 4 mentioned this week.

Core SMS Capabilities

Everything you need to run sophisticated SMS-based research studies.

Pulsar participant roster with status filtering, weight sparklines, and Fitbit sync badges

Participant Management

Your roster is intelligently grouped by status. Filter by active, waiting, or finished participants. See weight trends, Fitbit sync status, and study day at a glance.

  • Participant-relative day numbering
  • Weight sparklines and Fitbit activity badges
  • Bookmarking, vacation mode, and lifecycle tracking

Message Calendar

See your entire messaging plan laid out by study day. Color-coded topic dots show what fires when. Click any day to see the detail.

  • Week-grid view with topic color coding
  • Filter by arm and view by day, anytime, or topics
  • Audience segmentation with natural language rules
Pulsar message calendar showing week grid with color-coded topic dots
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Smart Alerts

Pulsar detects problems before they become crises. Root-cause diagnosis tells you exactly why something failed — landline, carrier block, or missing device data — with inline actions to resolve.

  • 7 alert categories with automatic detection
  • One-click resolution and auto-clearing
  • Email digests and instant notifications

Reports & Data Export

Standard and AI-generated reports ready when you need them. Export history with timestamps for IRB compliance. Download CSV data for your own analysis.

  • Standard reports plus AI-generated custom reports
  • Complete export history with audit trail
  • CSV download for external analysis
Pulsar reports page with standard and AI-generated reports and export history
Timezone-Aware
9am means their 9am
JITAI
Wearable-triggered messages
Coach Messaging
Direct outreach and broadcasts
Multi-Arm
SMART designs built in
HIPAA Compliant
Full audit trail for IRB

Your Devices. Your Data. One Platform.

Pulsar connects to the tools your study already uses.

Twilio
SMS Delivery
Fitbit
Steps, Heart Rate, Sleep
Bodytrace
Cellular Scales
Cronometer
Nutrition Tracking
REDCap
Roster Sync
AI Engine
Message Personalization

Ready to modernize your SMS research?

Simple annual pricing. No per-participant fees. All AI features included.

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