Recruit representative users for your usability studies.
TechNurse recruits representative healthcare users for formative and summative usability evaluations under IEC 62366-1. Nurses, physicians, patients and other intended user groups, screened, contracted and compensated through one platform.
Users for every study phase
From first briefing to completed summative study.
An illustrative walkthrough of a typical recruitment project: a summative usability evaluation with 15 naive ICU nurses in Germany, plus two backups.
Project set up and cost estimate approved
The project is created in about 15 minutes through the guided intake flow: 15 ICU nurses, naive to the device, for a summative evaluation in the client's usability lab. TechNurse returns a cost estimate built on the reference rate of the target group and the service package.
Target group validated, screener live
TechNurse reviews the participant profile against the use specification and configures screening questions covering ICU experience, prior product exposure and availability. Naive and trained users are separated from the start. Only criteria not already covered by the verified profile are asked.
Participants recruited and approved
Outreach runs across the TechNurse network, partner networks and hospital contacts in parallel. Applications are screened automatically and reviewed manually before confirmation. Two backup participants are recruited at half the hourly rate to cover no-shows.
Sessions booked, agreements signed
Confirmed participants sign their participation agreements digitally and book session slots through the platform's scheduling tool. Rescheduling of confirmed appointments is included; no-shows are replaced free of charge.
Study run, participants paid, file complete
Sessions run in the client's lab with TechNurse coordinating participants. Afterwards, compensation is paid out per participant profile, as freelance gross amount or as net pay via short-term employment. Participation records, qualifications and consents are exported for the usability engineering file.
This project is calculated step by step on our pricing page: service package, participant hours, backups and screening surcharge.
See the full calculationFrequently asked questions
The most common questions we hear from Human Factors and R&D teams before a usability study starts.
How many participants does a summative usability study need?
TechNurse recruits exactly the number and profile your protocol defines, separately for each distinct user group, and adds backup participants at half the hourly rate if you want no-show cover.
Can participants be naive to the product?
Yes. Screening separates naive users from trained users and documents prior product exposure, so your study population matches the intended user profile.
Which user groups can TechNurse recruit?
Nurses, physicians, OR and ICU staff, technicians, patients, caregivers and lay users, across countries and care settings.
How is participant compensation handled?
TechNurse calculates fair market value based compensation per participant profile, manages contracts and NDAs, and pays out after the study, either as a gross freelance amount or as net pay via short-term employment where local law allows. Your price per hour is the same in both cases.
Turn participant recruitment into strategic infrastructure.
TechNurse helps MedTech teams recruit, qualify, contract, compensate and document healthcare participants through one connected infrastructure. From user research and formative testing to summative usability, clinical evaluation, PMS and market access.