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General
Prostate Cancer
Schizophrenia
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Alzheimer's Disease
Atopic Dermatitis
Chronic Asthma
Chronic Eczema
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Dementia
Food Allergies
Food Allergy
Gastric Cancer
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Hypophosphatasia
Liposarcoma
Obesity
Parkinson's Disease
Pediatric Obesity
Schizoaffective Disorder
Sjogren's Syndrome
Oncology
Geographic Atrophy
Phenylketonuria (pku)
Sarcopenia
Malignant Biliary Obstruction (mbo)
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Geographic Atrophy
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with geographic atrophy
Details
Participate up to 20 hours as a research partner with a team conducting a study of patients with GA.
Duration of your involvement: Approximately 6-8 months.
No preparation needed: Provide input as an expert on living with GA.
Activities: Provide input during project teleconference meetings and during review of study results.
Purpose
To evaluate a new questionnaire measuring GA symptoms and impacts for clinical trials.
Requirements
Individuals with at least one of two eyes with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
50+
Worldwide
English fluency
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
We’re looking for caregivers of people with diagnosed or suspected Alzheimer’s disease.
Details
60-minute virtual interview
Purpose
To understand experiences related to dementia and psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients
Requirements
Caring for a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
US resident
18+
Schizophrenia
We’re looking for people who experience cognitive symptoms associated with schizophrenia and their caregivers
Details
2-hour in-home interview
Purpose
To understand the lived experiences and perspective of people living with schizophrenia and their loved ones
Requirements
US Resident
21-50 years of age
1 person diagnosed with schizophrenia who experiences associated cognitive impairment and one person caring for someone diagnosed with schizophrenia
Both a patient and caregiver must complete individual applications to be considered for this opportunity
Hypophosphatasia
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with hypophosphatasia (HPP) and their care partners.
Details
1-hour virtual interview
Virtual survey lasting up to 20 minutes
Purpose
To understand the need for a digital voice assistant support for HPP patients
Requirements
Diagnosed with HPP or caring for a loved one who has received a diagnosis of HPP.
18+
Sjogren's Syndrome
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome
Details
Multiple opportunities
3-hour online asynchronous, self-paced activity board
Purpose
To understand the patient journey and inform the development of a clinical trial protocol
Requirements
Patient diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome
18+
US Only
Sarcopenia
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass).
Details
Virtual focus group lasting up to 2 hours
Purpose
To understand the patient journey after a sarcopenia diagnosis.
Requirements
Diagnosed with sarcopenia
US Resident
18+
Prostate Cancer
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Details
Multiple virtual opportunities
Purpose
To inform the development of a clinical trial protocol
Requirements
Patient or caregiver to a loved one diagnosed with prostate cancer
US or EU Resident
Ages 18+
Parkinson's Disease
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers.
Details
Virtual interview lasting up to 60 minutes
Purpose
To understand the burden of cognitive symptoms and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients living with Parkinson’s disease
Requirements
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or providing care to a loved one living with Parkinson’s
US resident
18+
General
We’re looking for people to participate in a material review activity.
Details
60-minute online activity board
Purpose
To determine whether these materials are clear, comprehensible, relevant, participant-friendly, and appropriately written with the correct tone—ensuring that they are respectful throughout
To identify any questions or concerns reviewers may have regarding the information being shared.
Requirements
Ages 18+
US Resident
Atopic Dermatitis
Chronic Eczema
We’re looking for adult patients and adolescents who are living with atopic dermatitis (eczema).
Details
75-minute in-person interview
Purpose
To better understand the patient experience with an injectable device.
Requirements
Diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (eczema)
10-17 years old (adolescent participants)
18+ (adult patients)
Please note: Parent/guardian/caregiver must complete the screener on behalf of the child/adolescent if under the age of 18 and be present for the interview. Demographic questions will be asked about both the parent/guardian and the child during this screener.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with hypertension.
Details
Virtual focus group lasting up to four hours
Purpose
To better understand the experiences and treatment journey of people living with resistant or uncontrolled hypertension.
Requirements
Diagnosed with resistant or uncontrolled hypertension
Resident of the United States or the United Kingdom
18+
Obesity
Chronic Asthma
We’re looking for people to provide feedback on patient-facing education materials.
Details
Online interactive activity board
Purpose
To receive patient insights on patient education materials
Requirements
Diagnosed with obesity or asthma
US Resident
18+
Phenylketonuria (pku)
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU) or their caregiver
Details
Virtual focus group, document review, and virtual workshop
Purpose
To collect valuable insights from patients and/or care partners diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU), which will play a crucial role in shaping their upcoming studies during the development process.
Requirements
Diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU) or caregiver to someone diagnosed
Worldwide
Able to speak English
18+
Prostate Cancer
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Details
2-hr virtual patient advisory board meeting
Purpose
To inform the development of a clinical trial protocol
Requirements
Patient or caregiver to a loved one diagnosed with prostate cancer
US Resident
18+
Malignant Biliary Obstruction (mbo)
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with malignant biliary obstruction.
Details
60-minute virtual interview
Purpose
To better understand the patient experience with biliary drainage procedures
To gather insights on patient interest in alternative treatments for addressing biliary drainage
Requirements
Diagnosed with malignant biliary obstruction (current or prior) or providing care for a loved one diagnosed with malignant biliary obstruction
US Resident
18+
Gastric Cancer
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with gastric cancer.
Details
3-hr virtual, self-paced activity board
Potential 60-minute interview
Purpose
To review a clinical trial protocol and assist in identifying barriers that would prevent patient participation
Requirements
Patient diagnosed with gastric cancer
Worldwide
Ages 18+
Oncology
We’re looking for people living in Spain and France who have been diagnosed with solid tumor cancers.
Details
Virtual survey lasting up to 15 minutes
1-hour virtual interview
Purpose
To help understand patient needs and preferences related to a future clinical trial
To inform the creation of a patient-friendly clinical trial protocol
Requirements
Diagnosed with a solid tumor cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma
bladder cancer
renal cell carcinoma
melanoma
skin squamous-cell carcinoma
triple-negative breast cancer
cervical cancer
anal carcinoma
colorectal cancer
Food Allergies
Food Allergy
We’re looking for caregivers to people who have been diagnosed with food allergies.
Details
60-minute interview
3-hr online activity board (taken at your own pace)
Purpose
To understand decision-making when initiating treatment for food allergy patients
Requirements
Caregiver to a loved one with a food allergy
US Resident
Ages 18+
Pediatric Obesity
We’re looking for caregivers of children living with obesity.
Details
Participation in one or more of the following activities:
up to four virtual focus groups lasting up to 75 minutes each
a virtual survey lasting up to 30 minutes
Purpose
To understand the impact of childhood obesity on the family unit.
To uncover barriers to treatment in the childhood obesity therapeutic area.
To understand how to better support the family unit in seeking treatment options for childhood obesity
Requirements
Providing care to a child under 18 diagnosed with obesity
Over 18 years of age
US Resident
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
We’re looking for patients (and their caregivers) who have been diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
Details
Multiple activities throughout the year including:
Virtual live focus group sessions
Asynchronous activity board
Purpose
To understand patients and caregivers perceptions of diagnostic processes and treatment regimens
Requirements
US resident
18+
Diagnosed with congestive heart failure
Patient or caregiver
Liposarcoma
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with liposarcoma.
Details
30-minute survey
Purpose
Savvy Cooperative, Boehringer Ingelheim, and SFA are partnering to learn about the experiences of patients living with liposarcoma. We are currently inviting patients living with liposarcoma to participate in a paid survey to share their insights from diagnosis to treatment and everything in between.
We invite you to share your sarcoma journey. Learnings from this survey will be shared amongst members of the oncology community.
Requirements
US resident
18+
Diagnosed with liposarcoma
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
We’re looking for people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Details
Multiple opportunities
Year-long patient panel involvement
Purpose
To understand patient perspectives of treatment design
Requirements
Patient diagnosed with schizophrenia
General
We’re looking for people who have experience with a variety of health conditions and are willing to speak about their experiences
Details
Savvy Cooperative often works with our partners to help bring the patient voice to a variety of conferences (both virtual and in-person). If you are interested in being a speaker for us in the future, please fill out this screener. When we have an opportunity for participation, we will reach out to you.
Purpose
To informally chat with conference attendees to give them real patient insights
Requirements
Experience as a patient and/or caregiver of any health condition
Comfortability in speaking to people about various health related topics
For in-person speaking engagements:
Willing and able to travel to various locations via air or ground transportation
In stable health and able to care for themselves (with any assistive devices/services or with a caregiver)
About Savvy Cooperative
Savvy Cooperative empowers people to use their health experiences to inform new products and services through surveys, interviews, product testing and more. It was founded by two patients who wanted to make sure people who shared their health experiences were fairly compensated.
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