RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 H41 How can clinical trials and outreach contribute to patient care outcomes in Huntington’s disease?
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP A77
OP A77
DO 10.1136/jnnp-2022-ehdn.205
VO 93
IS Suppl 1
A1 Kuprewicz, Robin
A1 Hucko, Joie
A1 Anderson, Karen E
YR 2022
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/93/Suppl_1/A77.1.abstract
AB In the United States, there are 65 hospitals and centers designated at Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) Centers of Excellence, which all offer comprehensive care for patients and families suffering from HD. Many of the sites also offer observational and clinical trials for HD research. Georgetown University’s Huntington’s Disease Care, Education and Research Center (HD CERC) not only supports multiple clinical research trials and observational trials, but also has recently added an Outreach Coordinator to specifically address any unmet needs of the community. Through a community needs assessment and an optional research survey, we will explore the relationship between clinical care and research participation. Site staff used an informal survey that could be taken in person at clinic or virtually after completing the needs assessment to gather scaled and semi-structured feedback from the patient population regarding past participation in HD research. We then compared historic clinic visit frequency, genetic testing status, and participation in the EnrollHD study at Georgetown University. Through the comparison of this data, this project will explore the role of clinical trials, community outreach, and support opportunities in the amount of patient care provided to HD patients at the HD CERC. This project will also discuss patient retention at the Center through the lens of patient interaction with clinical or observational trials, as well as personal contact with the Outreach Coordinator.