Year: 2020

Specialized Services for Neuromuscular Research

December 2, 2020 Specialized Services for Neuromuscular Research TRiNDS is a contract research organization (CRO) providing specialized services to companies and researchers working with rare neuromuscular disorders. TRiNDS is a full service CRO offering the solutions needed for clinical trials – everything from trial master file management, to ethics approvals support, to database management, and… Read more »

TRiNDS Team Spotlight: Erica Butler, Clinical Research Associate

November 18, 2020 TRiNDS Team Spotlight:  Erica Butler, Clinical Research Associate All of us at TRiNDS come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Erica Butler, Clinical Research Associate. We sat down with Erica to learn more about her and her work…. Read more »

TRiNDS Genetic Confirmation Services

November 11, 2020 TRiNDS Genetic Confirmation Services Many of the rare neuromuscular disorders we work with at TRiNDS have a genetic component. Some are caused by a variation in a gene or group of genes and others can be assigned subtypes by presence of certain variations. For a rare neuromuscular clinical trial, it’s essential to… Read more »

TRiNDS Team Spotlight:  Linda Johnson, Clinical Evaluations Manager

October 21, 2020 TRiNDS Team Spotlight:  Linda Johnson, Clinical Evaluations Manager All of us at TRiNDS come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Linda Johnson, Clinical Evaluations Manager. We sat down with Linda to learn more about her and her work…. Read more »

WMS 25 Challenge

October 14, 2020 WMS 25 Challenge All of us at TRiNDS are dedicated to supporting innovative clinical research for people with neuromuscular disorders. This year, the World Muscle Society had its first ever virtual congress and celebrated its 25th year. To mark the occasion, attendees from around the world participated in fundraising activities for neuromuscular… Read more »

TRiNDS Data Management Services

October 7, 2020 TRiNDS Data Management Services Every clinical trial or research study collects data to answer scientific questions. How the data is collected, cleaned, and coded impacts its research utility. In rare disease studies, sample sizes are smaller, and each data point is critical. Data from rare disease populations can be hard to plan… Read more »

Employee Spotlight: Andrea D’Alessandro, TRiNDS Director of Clinical Operations

September 2nd, 2020 Employee Spotlight:  Andrea D’Alessandro, TRiNDS Director of Clinical Operations All of us at TRiNDS come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Andrea D’Alessandro, TRiNDS Director of Clinical Operations. We sat down with Andrea to learn more about her… Read more »

Measuring Clinical Outcomes

August 5, 2020 Measuring Clinical Outcomes In most studies, it’s easy to know when an investigational drug or device is effective. You can count tumor cells in a sample, families can report the number of symptom free days, or you can count how many times a patient used a rescue medication. In rare neuromuscular disorders,… Read more »

Employee Spotlight:  Suhasini Sheela, TRiNDS Data Manager

July 14, 2020 Employee Spotlight:  Suhasini Sheela, TRiNDS Data Manager All of us at TRiNDS come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Suhasini Sheela, Data Manager in TRiNDS Data Management. We sat down with Suhasini to learn more about her and… Read more »

Handling the Unexpected

  July 8, 2020 Handling the Unexpected TRiNDS Clinical Operations specializes in managing clinical trials in rare neuromuscular disorders. As with other types of trials, our work is often centered around making study plans, managing timelines, and creating contingency plans for expected problems. Neuromuscular disorders themselves add an additional layer of uncertainty to our work…. Read more »

TRiNDS Team Spotlight: Lauren Morgenroth, TRiNDS Chief Executive Officer

June 25, 2020 TRiNDS Team Spotlight:  Lauren Morgenroth, TRiNDS Chief Executive Officer All of us at TRiNDS come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Lauren Morgenroth, TRiNDS Chief Executive Officer. We sat down with Lauren to learn more about her and… Read more »

Supporting Clinical Trial Sites: Genetic Confirmation Services

June 3, 2020 After many years of exciting preclinical developments, many companies are now bringing investigational products for rare neuromuscular disorders to clinical trials. Clinical trials about rare neuromuscular disorders are more challenging than more common diseases, in part due to how these disorders are diagnosed. Many rare neuromuscular disorders have genetic causes, such as… Read more »

Employee Spotlight: Maya Shimony

May 13, 2020 Employee Spotlight:  Maya Shimony, Lead Data Manager, TRiNDS Data Management All of us at the TRiNDS team come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Maya Shimony, Lead Data Manager in TRiNDS Data Management. We sat down with Maya… Read more »

Italfarmaco: Updates on Givinostat for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

April 27, 2020 TRiNDS is honored to work with clients from around the world working to develop investigational products for rare neuromuscular diseases. Today, one of our clients shared a press release about their progress. Italfarmaco Group has issued a press release to provide an update on the clinical development program with Givinostat in Duchenne muscular… Read more »

We Put the Pieces Togeter for Your Project

March 4, 2020 Clinical Operations in Rare Disease Managing clinical trials is always complicated. Trial sites are scattered around the world, protocols have complex requirements, and timelines are always tight. Clinical trials in rare disease populations have added complexity due to the nature of the diagnosis and its standard clinical care practices. Eligible rare disease… Read more »

Employee Spotlight – Ana Christensen

February 19, 2020 All of us at the TRiNDS team come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research. Today we’d like to introduce Ana Christensen, Lead Project Manager, Strategic Solutions. We sat down with Ana to learn more about her and her work. 1.  How did you… Read more »

Planning for Genetic Variability

February 5, 2020 At TRiNDS, we focus on the unique needs for companies conducting clinical trials in rare disease populations. Clinical trials are always challenging, but rare neuromuscular disorders add complexity to study design and execution. Many neuromuscular disorders have genetic causes, such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Unlike other… Read more »

Employee Spotlight: Caroline Bong, Clinical Research Intern

January 16, 2020 All of us at the TRiNDS team come to work every day committed to conducting the best quality rare disease and neuromuscular research.  Today we’d like to introduce Caroline Bong, Clinical Research Intern. We sat down with Caroline to learn more about her and her work. How did you come to work… Read more »

Expert Neuromuscular Research Support

January 8, 2020 TRiNDS offers a unique contract research organization (CRO) service model to clients conducting research and drug development for rare and neuromuscular disorders. Drug developers and researchers often can’t do everything in – house for every project – it’s too difficult to build the capacity needed to run, supervise, and analyze everything involved… Read more »