Responsum Health, a company that creates patient platforms for chronic diseases, will create a patient-centered information portal and community hub that will synchronize with the DCRI’s COMPARE-UF patient registry.
The DCRI is partnering with Responsum Health, an innovative creator of personalized patient newsfeeds and support platforms, to improve the quality of life for patients with uterine fibroids. They are joined in this effort by The White Dress Project and CARE About Fibroids, two of the nation’s top uterine fibroids patient advocacy organizations. The announcement follows Fibroids Awareness Month, recognized in July.
Through the partnership, Responsum will commit to developing and promoting a unique, uterine fibroids patient-centered information portal, similar to its work in other therapeutic areas. This new platform will serve the dual goals of providing comprehensive, understandable, and trustworthy information while helping to connect a nationwide community of patients. The new web-based tool and app, Responsum for UF, will synchronize with the DCRI’s unique patient registry, COMPARE-UF (Comparing Options for Management: Patient-centered Results for Uterine Fibroids).
The COMPARE-UF registry is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in collaboration with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). DCRI serves as the Data and Statistical Coordinating Center.
The registry has enrolled more than 3,000 women from nine medical centers. By sharing their experiences with uterine fibroids treatments, these women are helping doctors understand symptom relief patterns, impact on pregnancy, and the need for additional treatment. The goal of COMPARE-UF is to help patients and their doctors make informed decisions about treatment options.
COMPARE-UF will follow the patients in its registry, who are women between the ages of 18 and 54 who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids and who are not in the transition to menopause.
“We are very excited to be working with Responsum, CARE About Fibroids, and The White Dress Project to develop innovative ways for women to share their experiences with uterine fibroids, as well as to get the best possible information about their choices for treatment,” said Dr. Evan Myers, principal investigator of COMPARE-UF at DCRI.
“We look forward to collaborating with the Duke Clinical Research Institute to help collect valuable insights from women with uterine fibroids,” said Andrew Rosenberg, founder of Responsum Health. “By bringing the patient experience to bear through our partnerships with The White Dress Project and CARE About Fibroids, we will create an online tool, newsfeed, and support platform that fills a vital information gap while simultaneously convening an authentic, welcoming online community for women with uterine fibroids.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Responsum Health as we continue to fulfill our mission of heightening public awareness and creating a greater sense of urgency around the toll and challenge of uterine fibroids,” said Jenny Rosenberg, executive director of CARE About Fibroids. “Combined with The White Dress Project’s incredible patient advocate network, we look forward to bringing the strategic communications capabilities along with the scientific and policy expertise of CARE About Fibroids to join this extraordinary opportunity to provide women with a trustworthy, online information platform to replace Dr. Google.”
“The White Dress Project is committed to growing, educating, and enriching a community of women who feel confident knowing they no longer have to suffer in silence with uterine fibroids,” said Tanika Gray Valbrun, executive director of The White Dress Project. “Our partnership with the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Responsum Health is a groundbreaking way to make sure women are better informed and equipped to be their own best advocates.”