Launch of PD Pipeline Database Announced
The grass roots Parkinson Pipeline Project has launched a powerful,
interactive database to provide easy, public on-line access to
current information about therapies in the pipeline and clinical
trials for Parkinson’s disease. Volunteer “trackers” regularly update
the PD Pipeline Database (db.pdpipeline.org), consolidating
information from and providing direct links to diverse sources,
including pdtrials.org, which features up-to-date information on
relevant clinical trials currently enrolling participants in the U.S.
“Having this information at their fingertips empowers patients to be
informed consumers, partnering with their doctors to chart a
treatment course that best manages their specific symptoms and
maximizes their quality of life,” says Perry Cohen, Director of the
Pipeline Project. “We hope that doctors, too, will incorporate the
knowledge they glean from the database into their decision-making
with respect to the treatment of individual patients.”
The PD Pipeline Database boasts several innovative features including:
• A “score card” that shows at a glance the status of each
treatment as it moves through the development pipeline, and allows
users to “drill down” for more information on any aspect of any
treatment or sponsor.
• A filter that scans treatments in the database to find those
that address specific selected symptoms and neuroprotection research
and trials
•A cumulative history of the progress of individual PD treatments
through the drug development pipeline.
The database can be accessed at: db.pdpipeline.org or through the
Pipeline Project's newly improved website (pdpipeline.org) featuring
expanded, more efficiently organized content, making it easier for
visitors to navigate the site and find the information they are
seeking.
The Parkinson Pipeline Project is a nationwide network of volunteers
who actively promote policies that accelerate the evaluation,
approval of safe, effective, and timely new treatments for PD by
providing the unique patient perspective to trial sponsors and
government regulatory agencies.
The datatbase was custom developed by Konoso LLC, which worked
closely with Pipeline Project volunteers. The Pipeline Project
acknowledges the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation for it’s financial
support for the database.
For more information about the PD Pipeline Database, contact Linda
Herman at [log in to unmask]
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