Major Release eConsent 2025.1.0.0
Release dates
EU server: February 5, 6 pm CET / 12 pm ET
US server: February 6, 9 am CET / 3 am ET
New features and enhancements
- In this release our main focus was upgrading our infrastructure. These technical improvements are not necessarily visible to the user, but they are needed to ensure a reliable user experience for the user.
- We have improved the registration flow for participants. The fields are now in a more logical order and for US participants it is now easier to select a State/Province/Region, which ensures a smoother experience when filling in your personal details.
Maintenance release 2025.1.1.0
Release date
EU & US servers: February 24, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- eConsent now supports Italian and French for all participant-facing elements.
- Password rotation can now be configured per study by Castor. Users will be forced to reset their password after a configurable amount of days. The two most recent passwords can not be re-used.
- Validation for US zip codes has been added on the participant detail page that is part of the onboarding flow for participants.
Maintenance release 2025.1.2.0
Release date
EU & US servers: March 7, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- Various technical improvements to help our Support team assist customers more efficiently.
Minor release 2025.1.3.0
Release date
EU & US servers: March 24, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements:
- Passwordless authentication
To enhance security and usability, we are introducing a passwordless login experience for participants in our eConsent product. This change applies only to newly created studies and replaces traditional passwords with one-time passwords (OTP) sent via email.
Email-Based OTP Authentication - Instead of entering a password, participants will receive a one-time password (OTP) via email to authenticate/
Simplified Registration and Login Flow - Participants only need to enter their first and last name during registration. An OTP is then sent to their email for account activation. Future logins will also require an OTP for authentication.
Effortless Signing of Documents - An OTP is required when signing a document. When a participant initiates a signature, the system automatically sends an OTP to their email. Once authenticated, the signature is confirmed.
No More Forgotten Passwords - Because an OTP is generated for each login, participants no longer need to remember passwords or go through a password reset process.
Other enhancements
- It is now possible to adjust the text of the participant questions when editing a draft ICF.
System defect fixes
- We fixed an issue where, after Castor Support would change the email address of a LAR user, the system would log an ATE which specified that a participants' email address was changed instead of that of a LAR.
Maintenance release 2025.1.4.0
Release date
EU & US servers: April 22nd, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- The Participant ID will now be shown in the PDF version of a form. This is only applied to newly created forms. Existing forms are not affected.
- Resolved an issue where some ICF forms had minor tickbox-text misalignment
- Resolved issues with wording and presentation of authentication modals for users of OTP/SSO
Hotfix release 2025.1.4.1
Release date
EU & US servers: April 28th, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
System defect fixes
- Fixed an issue where the content would be cut off in ICFs with a large amount of text.
Maintenance release 2025.1.5.0
Release date
EU & US servers: May 23rd, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- We fixed an issue where, after signing a document, the document overview would not indicate that the document was signed.
- We fixed an issue where the 'Name' column width in the Consent form overview could not be adjusted.
- Resolved an issue where it was possible for duplicate participant IDs to be created in CDMS as in eConsent, due to eConsent not being prompted to trigger a retry/check. Resolved by storing the Participant ID created in CDMS in a temporary storage in eConsent meaning when a retry happens, eConsent will first do a lookup in the temporary storage before executing another creation in CDMS
Minor release 2025.1.6.0
Release date
EU & US servers: 1st July, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- Castor's new browser and operating system policy will be applied across the eConsent platform - the full details of which are available in a dedicated page here
- All clinicians will need to comply with the new policy when using the eConsent platform, regardless of their study
- Participants on existing studies (those live prior to the release of 2025.2.0.0) will not have the policy applied by default. All participants on newly created studies will have the policy applied, and existing studies can migrate on request.
- Resolved an issue where removing an ICF assigned to a participant was generating errors
- Implemented underlying technical infrastructure changes to improve maintainability and performance
Minor release 2025.1.7.0
Release date (tentative)
EU & US servers: 11th July, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- First name and last name are no longer mandaotry/required as part of registration - enabling more flexibility when using eConsent with other Castor services
- Minor amendments to authentication modals to make them clearer to users
- Minor UI amendment to make the 'sign informed consent form' button a little more pronounced
- Browser policy released in 2025.1.6.0 extended to cover/reflect permitted Mac OS versions, consistent with CDMS
Minor release 2025.1.8.0
Release date
EU & US servers: 17th July, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- Resolved an issue where the text of longer option field responses was being cut off at the margins in exported PDF copies of ICF forms
Minor release 2025.1.9.0
Release date
EU & US servers: 11th September, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- We have updated the digital signature process for users with two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled.
- If you have 2FA enabled (e.g., via an authenticator app or passkey), you’ll now be redirected to Castor Identity to log in securely, just like SSO users.
- This change applies to both standard document signing and in-person signing. When authentication is required, the modal will now close and redirect you to Castor Identity.
- We have added locales (e.g. Dutch for Belgium/ Flemish) and additional languages for use by participants (e.g. Simplified Chinese)
- The participant ID character limit for eConsent has been extended to 40 characters
- Resolved an issue where entry of user details for signing without inclusion of an email was generating an unexpected error
- Resolved an issue where uploading a paper ICF for a participant then changing their eligibility status could result in an unexpected error.
- We now allow the removal of sites from an ICF if that ICF has no participants assigned for that site. This reduces the need to archive and replace an ICF due to an ICF historically being associated with patients/a site.
Minor release 2025.1.10.0
Release date (tentative)
EU & US servers: 21st October, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- Arabic (RTL) is now available as a selectable language for participants
- We have added the ability to add participant first and last names to eConsent email templates
- A study setting mandating clinicians collect a participant phone number on participant creation has been added
- Clinicians on studies using the latest enrolment flow can now use direct links in the participant view to navigate to Castor CDMS
- Resolved an issue where surveys being created via eConsent <> CDMS integration were getting stuck in 'Created' status
- Revised presentation of 'required' guidance text for fields on iOS to make them consistent with Android
Minor release 2025.1.11.0
Release date
EU & US servers: 13th November, 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- We have added a study configuration to prevent the download of an ICF until it is signed
- An additional study setting to make email collection mandatory on participant creation has been added
- The setting making phone number collection mandatory added in 2025.1.10 has been extended to include paper upload
- For studies using both eConsent and Castor CDMS with on-site ePRO configured, they will be able to click a direct link within the participant page of eConsent to access on-site ePRO for that participant
Minor release 2025.1.12.0
Release date (tentative)
EU & US servers: 16th December 9 AM CET / 3 AM ET
New features and enhancements
- First and last names of LAR contacts can now be included in LAR-facing emails as part of study builds
- Resolved alignment inconsistencies with Arabic language PDFs and emails
- Resolved an issue where copies of uploaded paper ICFs could only be downloaded in PDF format
Minor release 2025.1.13.0
Release date (tentative)
EU & US servers: February 2026
New features and enhancements
- Resolving an inconsistently presenting issue where clinicians with permissions that allow them to enrol participants are not seeing the button without refreshing their browser