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Development of a national Ménière’s disease registry: a feasibility study
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  • John Phillips,
  • Louisa Murdin,
  • Peter Rea,
  • Jonny Harcourt,
  • Lee Shepstone,
  • Erika Sims,
  • Veronica Bion,
  • Ria Brunton,
  • Abigail Tetteh,
  • Sarah Dauz,
  • Dimitrios Daskalakis,
  • William Rea
John Phillips
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Louisa Murdin
Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Peter Rea
LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY
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Jonny Harcourt
Charing Cross Hospital
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Lee Shepstone
University of East Anglia Norwich Medical School
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Erika Sims
University of East Anglia Norwich Medical School
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Veronica Bion
University of East Anglia Norwich Medical School
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Ria Brunton
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Abigail Tetteh
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Sarah Dauz
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Dimitrios Daskalakis
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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William Rea
The London Road Clinic, Leicester
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Abstract

Objectives To examine the methods and infrastructure necessary to establish a national Ménière’s disease registry Design Observational study. Four NHS Trusts and four independent hospitals or clinics, within three distinct urban and rural regions within the UK (“Blinded for review”). Participants Patients with Ménière’s disease. Main outcome measures Data related to the number of participants recruited, method of recruitment, participant demographics, completeness of data, and proportion of participants with bilateral disease. Results 411 participants were recruited into this study, 263 from NHS Trusts, and 148 from independent hospitals or clinics. Online recruitment was used for 73% participants and 27% were recruited via paper. 57% of participants were female and 96% of participants were white. There was no clear advantage to data completeness from either online or postal data collection. Around 20% of participants had audiological evidence of bilateral Ménière’s disease. Conclusion This feasibility study has demonstrated that hundreds of participants with Ménière’s disease can be successfully recruited to enter data into a large data collection platform. It is hoped that this initial feasibility study will pave the way for expansion of the registry to answer fundamental and complex questions alike, regarding the nature of Ménière’s disease.