Building Rezour for Clinical Research in Africa

Rezour started as a simple question:

What if running a clinical study felt as smooth as using a modern SaaS tool?

Most research teams in East Africa still rely on manual spreadsheets, email threads, and paper forms. I wanted to design something better—without ignoring regulatory and ethical realities.

From notebook to prototype

My first sketches were ugly wireframes drawn between ward rounds.

I focused on just three flows:

1. Creating a new study
2. Defining data collection forms
3. Tracking recruitment progress

Only after those felt coherent on paper did I open VS Code.

The stack

Rezour’s early MVP used:

• Next.js for the frontend and API routes
• PostgreSQL (Neon) + Prisma for data
• TailwindCSS and Shadcn UI for the interface
• OpenAI for AI-assisted drafting of protocols and forms

// Example of a strongly-typed Study model in Prisma
model Study {
  id        String   @id @default(cuid())
  title     String
  status    String
  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
}

What I learned

• Researchers care more about reliability than flashy features
• Clear audit trails are non-negotiable
• The best UX removes thinking friction from repetitive tasks

Rezour is still evolving, but the core vision remains the same: make good research easier to run, especially in resource-limited settings.