Clinical research for rare disease: opportunities, challenges, and solutions.
Robert C Griggs, Mark Batshaw, Mary Dunkle...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19013090Actively Recruiting
Led by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · Updated on 2026-01-14
380
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
547 weeks
Total Duration
Researchers are creating a large institutional registry to collect comprehensive data on various rare diseases. These diseases are challenging due to their complexity, low prevalence, and significant impact on health, including morbidity, mortality, and costs. The registry aims to better understand risk factors, prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment patterns to improve patient care and advance knowledge in this field. The registry will gather clinical and molecular data on patients diagnosed with a range of rare diseases, including Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Phacomatosis, Pheochromocytoma, and others. This organized system will facilitate rapid and efficient data collection, enabling the study of disease progression, treatment responses, and differences across populations. The registry also plans to develop an alert system using electronic medical records to identify potential rare disease cases. Participants will be followed over time, with data collected on survival rates, disease progression, treatment modalities, and adverse events for up to five years. Researchers will assess demographic and clinical characteristics at enrollment and monitor outcomes such as time to first treatment and treatment responses. The study will also explore patient-reported outcomes and evaluate morbidity, mortality, and resource use associated with these diseases.
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Institutional Registry of Rare Diseases
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Total: 1 location
1
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1199ABB
Actively Recruiting
M
Maria Lourdes Posadas Martinez, PhD
P
Paula Scibona, MD
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
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Number of Arms
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