Equitrials: Decentralized Clinical Trials Platform

Inspiration

Clinical trials are the backbone of medical innovation, yet they’re often slow, costly, and lack transparency. Patients rarely have control over their data, while researchers face barriers in recruitment, monitoring, and compliance. We wanted to reimagine this process by leveraging blockchain and AI to create a system that’s fair, secure, and patient-first.

What it does

Patients own and manage their consent and health data. Researchers can securely recruit, monitor, and analyze participants in real-time. Wearables and AI-driven insights enhance trial accuracy and patient experience. Smart contracts automate processes like consent verification, milestone tracking, and compensation for investors.

How we built it

Frontend: Designed a simple, patient-friendly web interface for onboarding and consent. Backend: Built on blockchain for immutable consent tracking and secure data sharing. AI integration: Processed wearable health data to provide real-time insights. Partnerships module: Created a framework to connect with labs, healthcare providers, and pharma stakeholders for scalability.

Challenges we ran into

The contracts took a long to develop.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Establishing the vision for equitable, global-scale clinical trials.## What we learned

What's next for Equitrials: Decentralized Clinical Trials Platform

Expand integrations with wearable devices and EHR systems. Pilot partnerships with research labs, universities, and digital health companies. Regulatory alignment to ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and clinical trial standards. Tokenized incentives for patient participation and researcher accountability. Long-term vision: build a global ecosystem where patients, providers, and researchers collaborate transparently to accelerate medical discovery.

Built With

• blockchain-/-smart-contracts:-midnight-sdk
• css
• express.js
• javascript
• patient-friendly-ui)-backend:-node.js
• react-(for-a-clean
• solidity-(or-cairo/starknet-if-you?re-targeting-zk-rollups)-frontend:-html