Research programs, registries, and trials
Registries, trial listings, and programs that support EDS research, including the DICE Global Registry, EDS ECHO, ClinicalTrials.gov, Orphanet, and GARD.
The DICE Global Registry collects patient-reported data on EDS and HSD
research programevidence: establishedThe Ehlers-Danlos Society's DICE EDS and HSD Global Registry collects health information that patients report about themselves. A misdiagnosis survey published in 2023 was circulated through it to registry members with hEDS who were also enrolled in the HEDGE genetics study; 505 completed it.
EDS ECHO is The Ehlers-Danlos Society's education program for clinicians and community members, built on the Project ECHO model. It is meant to bring research and management knowledge to the clinicians patients see.
The US federal trial registry lists interventional and observational EDS studies, including the local anesthetic trial (NCT05603741).
Orphanet and GARD keep reference records for rare diseases, including EDS
research programevidence: establishedOrphanet (ORPHA:75531) and the NIH's Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) keep reference records for rare diseases, including EDS nomenclature and prevalence estimates.