Castor Connect 2025.1.0

Major release date: 10th February 2025  (iOS & Android)
 

Castor has made a number of improvements to core functionality to extend functionality and improve performance and security.
 

• NRS field types are now supported in Castor Connect
• Partial dates are now supported - consistent with their implementation in web surveys on CDMS
• Korean 🇰🇷, Danish 🇩🇰, Turkish 🇹🇷 and Hebrew 🇮🇱 are now available as core languages in the app
• Exclusion triggers in surveys are now supported in-app
• Users of the EQ-5D variant of the slider will now see the text in the health box capitalised
• iPadOS: Resolved an issue where the PIN dialog on returning to the app was not obfuscating entered data as expected
• An additional control has been implemented to prevent data entry when participants ‘time travel’ to the past
  • Participants who are not on the correct date/time based on a combination of checking against Castor's servers and a sequential check will not be able to enter data until they have corrected the date/time on their device - this check will be performed each time the participant attempts to open a survey
  • Coverage is included for travel and daylight savings - ensuring participants are not prevented from entering data due to simple, expected timezone changes or alterations

Impact from Castor CDMS releases

2025.1.0.0  Major release date: 25th March 2025

• Resolved an issue CDMS-side where an incorrect error code was being displayed in-app when a patient was archived
  • Full release notes are available here

2025.1.2.0  Minor release date: 8th May 2025

• Resolved an issue CDMS-side where some patients that had been locked/archived or otherwise removed from studies and still had the app installed were continuing to receive push notifications to complete surveys
  • Full release notes are available here

Castor Connect 2025.1.1 

Minor release date: 30th June 2025  (iOS & Android - tentative)
 

• Some of the underlying libraries of the app have been updated to newer versions to ensure continued maintainability and performance in future - this has no impact on the UI/patient experience
• A new ‘My details page’ will be available for newly created studies, letting the participant know their participant, side and study ID
• iOS: Resolves an issue where studies with no or negative lower limits on numeric fields were not displaying the minus key