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Rare-Disease Patient & Caregiver Sample — A Methodology for Ultra-Low-Incidence Recruitment

Methodology Paper No. 1362026 Edition

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Abstract

A vendor-neutral methodology for recruiting rare-disease patients and caregivers — a multi-source recruitment funnel under one screener, confirmed-diagnosis validation, respondent dignity, and the ethics and consent that sensitive ultra-low-incidence research demands. Grounded in the FDA Patient-Focused Drug Development guidance series, the ICC/ESOMAR Code, ESOMAR 37, and ISO 20252.

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Rare-Disease Patient & Caregiver Sample — A Methodology for Ultra-Low-Incidence Recruitment

A multi-source recruitment funnel under one screener, confirmed-diagnosis validation, respondent dignity, and the ethics and consent that sensitive ultra-low-incidence research demands.

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CatalystMR Research Team. (2026). Rare-Disease Patient & Caregiver Sample — A Methodology for Ultra-Low-Incidence Recruitment (Methodology Paper No. 136). CatalystMR. https://www.catalystmr.com/insights/methodology-papers/rare-disease-patient-caregiver-sample/
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@techreport{catalystmr_mp136, author = {{CatalystMR Research Team}}, title = {Rare-Disease Patient & Caregiver Sample — A Methodology for Ultra-Low-Incidence Recruitment}, institution = {CatalystMR}, type = {Methodology Paper}, number = {No. 136}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.catalystmr.com/insights/methodology-papers/rare-disease-patient-caregiver-sample/} }
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