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If your hospital is set up to recruit to the BSRBR-RA, it is very easy to participate in the study. When you start a new <\/strong>biologic, biosimilar or other targeted therapy for your rheumatoid arthritis, you may be eligible to be enrolled.<\/p>\n Once you have read the Patient Information Sheet and signed the consent form, your hospital will register you in the study.<\/p>\n Periodically, your hospital will send BSRBR-RA information from your hospital records. This information is to do with:<\/p>\n If you have consented to direct patient follow up, you will receive an email to complete online questionnaires about your health.<\/p>\n The study team in Manchester check all the incoming data for quality and accuracy.<\/p>\n So far, analyses using BSRBR-RA study data has contributed to: –<\/p>\n There have been over 100 publications using BSRBR-RA data. 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Then, the data is grouped together in a \u2018dataset\u2019. This is anonymised and no one can be identified. Researchers analyse the data to answer important questions about rheumatoid arthritis \u2013 the impact it has on your health and quality of life and the effects of different treatments.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h5>\n
What has been discovered so far?<\/u><\/h5>\n
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BSRBR-RA Review of 2024<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a>
Patient follow-up questionnaires<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a>
Celebrate your registers! Collaboration: Collaboration with other biologics registers<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>
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