Member testimonials

Not all questions we have about MS treatment can be answered by rigorous clinical trials. Trials provide directions. Registries provide wisdom of real life practice. Therefore we are part of MSBase.
MSBase provided me with a well-developed evolving platform for scientific research in collaboration with international, well-recognised Multiple Sclerosis experts.
The MSBase Registry has become a major source of new knowledge. Indeed, using data coming from the registry and taking advantage or the more than 30,000 patient records, important studies based on 'real-life' data have been presented at ECTRIMS, and an impressive number of publications in high-impact medical journals have been published. This constitutes an important source of new knowledge, and testifies to the capacity of the international MS community to share and exploit data derived from current clinical practice. This MS Registry is now an incontournable component of the MS global academic effort.
Being a part of MSBase enables me to contribute to this global commitment and effort to capture and record information about people with MS in everyday clinical practice, that builds an ever expanding foundation of knowledge. I can see that this knowledge will help inform the delivery of the safest, most effective and highest quality of care, now and in the future. It is exciting to learn from and be inspired by others questions and answers in their studies. Joining the dots together you see answers emerging to questions, and it is very satisfying to be a part of that.
I have watched the MSBase Registry go from strength to strength since I first started collaborating with the Registry in 2010. Seeing significant scientific outputs come from MSBase, those that have shaped MS clinical management and care, including care of pregnant women with MS has been an absolute highlight. Contributing to this effort is a genuine privilege.
"On behalf of the members of the Zuyderland Hospital in the Netherlands, I want to underline the huge importance of the scientific output of the MSBase Registry for clinical practice. The MSBase Registry generates real-life data of the evolution of MS with and without immunomodulation and of the separate MS disease types. Moreover it generates important epidemiological data."
MSBase has allowed us to take local and national observations on the epidemiology of MS and study them in a truly global manner.
MSBase gave us the unique possibility to showcase some innovative proof-of-concepts using cutting edge technologies like artificial intelligence and federated learning. In doing so, MSBase confirms their pioneering role in the real-world MS data ecosystem.
To become a member of MSBase opened many research opportunities to my centre – Hospital de S. Joao - the only portuguese center entering the registry up to now. iMed is very important, we access it in each consultation to see the patient’s evolution and alert to eventual redflags. To be aware how our local cohort compares with the MSBase whole registry is very reassuring and a relevant issue of this collaborative research.
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