ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2020
The SMA Clinical Trial Readiness Program: creation and evaluation of a program to enhance SMA trial readiness in the United States.
Review in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Societal participation in the development of orphan drugs: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Identifying and Deploying Benchmarks for Clinical Research at Sites.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2026Article
- An updated review of the SMA clinical trial landscape in the United States: Findings from analysis of recruitment targets on ClinicalTrials.gov and a survey of SMA clinical trial sites on factors affecting site capacity and readiness.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026Article
- Telemedicine and remote monitoring in neuromuscular diseases: Challenges and opportunities.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2026Review
- The Cure SMA Clinical Trial Experience Survey: A Study of Trial Participant Perspectives on Clinical Trial Management and Patient-Centric Management Practices.Neurology and therapy · 2022Article
- Lessons learned implementing and managing the DIVERT-CARE trial: practice recommendations for a community-based chronic disease self-management model.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Challenges and opportunities for improving the landscape for Lewy body dementia clinical trials.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2020Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disease with a rapidly evolving treatment landscape. To better meet the needs of trial sponsors and the patient community in the United States (US) in this evolving context, Cure SMA established a clinical trial readiness program for new and prospective SMA clinical trial sites. Program development was informed by a review of the SMA clinical trial landscape, successful NMD trial and care networks, and factors important to effective trial conduct in SMA. The program was piloted in 2018 with a virtual site readiness evaluation, a trial readiness toolkit, and a readiness program for physical therapists and clinical evaluators. Nine US research hospitals participated in the pilot. Cure SMA evaluated the pilot program and resources through feedback surveys, which supported the program's relevance and value. Since 2018, the program has been expanded with additional sites, new best practices toolkits, and workshops. In partnership with Cure SMA, SMA Europe is also extending programming to European countries. The program is significant as an example of a patient advocacy group working successfully with pharmaceutical companies, other patient advocacy organizations, and research hospitals to promote trial readiness, and may serve as a model for organizations in other regions and diseases.
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