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The Argentinean multiple sclerosis registry (RelevarEM): Methodological aspects and directions

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.msard.2019.05.004

2211-0356

Juan Ignacio Rojas, Adriana Carrá, Jorge Correale, Edgardo Cristiano, Nora Fernández Liguori, Ricardo Alonso, Amelia Alvez Pinheiro, María Eugenia Balbuena, Andrés Barboza, Santiago Bestoso, Patricio Blaya, Marcos Burgos, Lorena M. Cabrera, Alejandro Caride, Edgar Carnero Contentti, Leila Cohen, Celeste Curbelo, Norma Deri, Pablo Divi, Marcela Fiol, María E. Fracaro, María I. Gaitán, Javier Hryb, Miguel Jacobo, Eduardo Knorre, Felisa Leguizamón, Diego Giunta, Marina Alonso Serena, María L. Doldan, Guillermo F. De Lio, Susana Liwacki, Pablo A. López, Geraldine Luetic, Carolina Mainella, Rubén Manzi, Mariano Marrodán, Alejandra Martínez, Jimena Míguez, Laura Negrotto, Pedro Nofal, Marcela Parada Marcilla, Juan Pablo Pettinicchi, Berenice Silva, Emanuel Silva, Facundo Silveira, Judith Steinberg, Darío Tavolini, Santiago Tizio, Verónica Tkachuk, Guido Vázquez, Gabriel Volman, Cárlos Vrech, María Célica Ysrraelit, Gisela Zanga, Orlando Garcea, Liliana Patrucco,

Viral Infections and Immunology Research

Despite that different registries already exist in various countries in Europe and North America, no ongoing nationwide registry exists in Latin America (LATAM), a region where the disease behaves differently than in other regions. The objective of this document is to describe the methodology behind RelevarEM, the first nationwide MS registry in Argentina and LATAM. METHODS: In this article, we described the creation, implementation and data management of the nationwide MS registry in Argentina. The registry contains information on the structure, ethical aspects, implementation and variables of the registry (Clinical Trials registry number NCT NCT03375177). CONCLUSION: RelevarEM is the first MS nationwide registry in Argentina, as well as in LATAM, with the objective of providing reliable real-world data of MS in the country.