Rare Disease Day: Six clinical trial stories you need to read
New clinical trial design strategies could spell a more promising future in rare disease drug development. ...
28 February, 2022
Clinical Trials
Patient diversity in clinical studies: The key to advancing precision medicine
Until we have better inclusion of participants with diverse demographics and behaviors – and can analyze that data in conjunction with prognostic data – we won’t know the effectiveness of a product for these large, underrepresented populations....
22 February, 2022
Diversity in dermatology clinical trials remains unchanged over last decade
A systematic review reveals that although the reporting of racial and ethnic data has increased in recent years, inclusion of minority groups in dermatological clinical trials has remained unchanged....
04 February, 2022
Addressing research for women from every angle
When sponsors develop drugs and devices specifically for women, they need to create clinical trials that are uniquely female-focused. From protocols and endpoints, to recruiting strategies and messaging, these trials have to take into account the unique needs, expectations and regulatory requirements of a totally...
04 February, 2022
I-Trust study seeks to increase eye screenings, preserve sight for rural patients across the country
More patients in rural areas across the nation could soon have increased access to vision-saving eye screenings based on a new multi-center clinical trial, led by an investigator at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences....
21 January, 2022
Clinical trials leaders join forces to enhance patient care offerings
Betsy Nugent and Nasia Safdar are working together to advance the clinical trials enterprise at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, while building the new Wisconsin Medicine Institute for Clinical Trials....
19 January, 2022
Dr. Nasia Safdar to lead Madison VA’s participation in national clinical research network
Thanks to leadership from Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, professor, Infectious Disease, and colleagues, the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital will join a national network of VA medical centers dedicated to strengthening clinical research at those centers....
06 January, 2022
The Importance of Patient Diversity in Clinical Trials
Clinical trials drive progress forward. They give patients early access to new treatments that lead to better outcomes. Yet racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in clinical research, according to the FDA....
05 January, 2022
Historic UW Health Alzheimer’s study participant speaks on impact of research
By Kathryn Larson, Spectrum News UW Health celebrates two decades of the world’s largest family history study one participant shares her deep connection to the important project. "It was very hard to watch her kind of wither away," daughter Kathy Schmitt said about seeing her mother, Dorothy,...
13 December, 2021
UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease study is largest of its kind
UW–Madison With more than 1,700 research participants and 20 years of data, the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) is now the largest, and among the longest-running, family history studies of Alzheimer’s disease in the world. “I’m especially grateful to our research team, which includes our remarkable...
02 December, 2021