The goal of Patients as Partners in Research is to advance the work of our Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR) and enroll the patient community in the critical work of furthering the development of treatments and ultimately a cure for CMT.
Some examples of ways you may be able to get involved in CMTA’s Patients as Partners in Research include:
- Completing surveys about your symptoms and experiences with CMT
- Participating in focus groups with CMTA and our Strategic Partners in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical fields
- Enrolling in CMTA funded research studies with our clinical and scientific partners
- Joining clinical trials for which you may be eligible
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We all dream of a world without CMT. And now there are even more ways for you to get involved. Below you will see a list of current opportunities. That list will grow over time. Please consider building a profile and being our partner in research to help us create a world without CMT!
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Opportunities to Participate:
Join the Largest Natural History Study in CMT1A: The ACT-CMT Study
Ongoing Clinical Trial in CMT1 and CMT2: NMD Pharma’s SYNAPSE-CMT Trial
Your Participation Matters: Join the CMT2S Research Study
An Opportunity to Donate Wisdom Teeth for CMT Research
A Research Invitation for UK-Based CMT Community Members
Understanding CMT4J: A Natural History Study
Natural History of TRPV4 Neuromuscular Disease – CMT2C
Finding Your CMT Gene – The Distant Cousin Project
CMT Subtype Biomarkers and Outcome Measures Study
CMT Research Study: Evaluation of Changes on Gait in Children and Youth with CMT
Research Survey About Impacts of COVID‑19
Inherited Neuropathy Consortium (INC) Opportunities:
Studying the Natural History of CMT: INC Study 6601
Discovering Unknown Causes of CMT: INC Study 6602
Developing A Clinical Assessment for Children with CMT: INC Study 6603
Developing A Clinical Assessment for Infants with CMT: INC Study 6611
Previous Opportunities:
Nervosave: Shaping the Future of Genetic Therapy for CMT1A
A Retrospective Study of Subjects with Mutations in the C12ORF65 Gene – CMT Type 6
Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Serine trial (SENSE trial)
Help CMTA develop clinical trials in a dish
Pharnext Premier PXT3003 for CMT1A Phase 3 Study
Participants Needed for SORD Clinical Trial
Seattle Focus Group with Acceleron Pharma
NJ/NYC Focus Group with Acceleron Pharma
Phase 2 Clinical Trial for CMT1 and CMTX
The CMT&ME digital study: How CMT affects patients’ daily lives
Voice of the Patient Report
During CMT Awareness Month 2018, the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) joined the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as a sponsor of the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation (HNF), which hosted the Externally-led Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting (PFDD) on Friday, September 28, 2018, at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Hyattsville, MD.
The PFDD meeting brought together patients, caregivers, industry, healthcare providers, payors, the NIH, and FDA, to understand the challenges of patients living with CMT and the unmet medical need where there are no drug treatments available. Two members of the CMTA’s STAR Advisory Board, Drs. Michael Shy and Stephan Zuchner, were speakers at the event.
HNF, CMTA and MDA collaborated on this “Voice of the Patient” report for the FDA that summarizes the input provided by patients and patient representatives at the meeting. This partnership will help ensure that therapies and treatments will address the concerns of the CMT community. Under the fifth authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA V), these meetings were designed to more systematically gather patients’ perspectives on their condition and available therapies to treat their condition.
We thank HNF for coordinating this important meeting and MDA for their partnership. We believe this collaboration will help accelerate research and treatments for CMT patients worldwide.