When participants are related—such as siblings, parent-child pairs, or household members—you can link them together using a shared Family ID. This feature helps your team coordinate communications and appointments more effectively, providing a smoother and more efficient experience for participants and their families.
Linking Participants with a Family ID
To group related participants:
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Assign the same Family ID to each related participant.
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This connection allows you and other team members to easily identify family relationships during scheduling or outreach.
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Family IDs are particularly helpful for:
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Coordinating appointments for multiple family members
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Avoiding duplicate outreach
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Enhancing personalized engagement
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Viewing Related Family Members
In the Family section of a participant’s Profile Card, you can view all other Ripple participants who share the same Family ID.
For each related participant, you will see:
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Full name
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Gender
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Current age
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List of studies they are enrolled in
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Study Access Indicator
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Blue study names = You have access to view that study
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Black study names = You do not have access to that study
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This ensures that access is always in line with your assigned permissions.
Importing Family Contact Information
If you want to copy contact information from a related participant to your current participant’s profile:
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Go to the Family section on the Profile Card.
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Click the “Import Family Contacts” button.
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Select the relevant family member.
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All contact methods (e.g., phone, email) from that participant’s profile will be added to the current participant’s contact section.
This is a useful way to ensure you have multiple contact methods for reaching out, especially when one family member is the primary contact.
Best Practices
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Use clear and consistent Family ID formats (e.g., “SMITH_FAM”).
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Review and confirm relationship accuracy before importing contacts.
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Always respect participant communication preferences, even when contacts are shared across profiles.