Accelerated clinical discovery using self-reported patient data collected online and a patient-matching algorithm
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...This research method, even with its drawbacks, has several advantages, including speed of data collection, low cost, patient engagement, the availability of control participants, and ease of patient access (Wicks et al., 2011)....
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...At the individual level, they are able to facilitate access to health-related information and social support,(7,17) promoting better-informed treatment decisions.(18,19) Given that lifestyle behaviors are...
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...Results Participants As of the date that our data set was finalized (28 February 2010), there were 4,318 ALS patients on PatientsLikeMe, all of whom were invited to report their FRS scores, symptoms, treatments (with start and stop dates), site of ALS onset and demographic data using online tools provided on the PatientsLikeMe websit...
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...In 2008, a study described the potential efficacy of lithium carbonate to slow the progression of ALS in a small, single-blind trial of 16 treated patients and 28 control...
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