A standardized clinical database for research in Chagas disease: The NHEPACHA network
The NHEPACHA Iberoamerican Network, founded on the initiative of a group of researchers from Latin American countries and Spain, aims to establish a research framework for Chagas disease that encompasses diagnosis and treatment. For this purpose, the network has created a questionnaire to gather relevant data on epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of the disease. This questionnaire was developed based on a consensus of expert members of the network, with the intention of collecting high-quality standardized data, which can be used interchangeably by the different research centers that make up the NHEPACHA network. Furthermore, the network intends to offer a clinical protocol that can be embraced by other researchers, facilitating comparability among published studies, as well as the development of therapeutic response and progression markers.
Authors
- Óscar Noya-González
- Joaquím Gascón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-1585)
- Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher‐Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5430-7222)
- Julio Alonso-Padilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-7969)
- Janine M. Ramsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5950-0830)
- Irene Losada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-2039)
- Juan Carlos Gabaldón-Figueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2525-0263)
- Adriana González Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7221-2377)
- Marisa Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1789-4584)
- Alejandro G. Schijman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-3415)
- Roberto Magalhães Saraiva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2263-4261)
- Nieves Martínez-Peinado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7107-5374)
- Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-7480)
- María‐Jesús Pinazo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4237-1075)
- Sergio Sosa‐Estáni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8701-5456)
- Soledad Berón
- Marcelo Abril
Institutions
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (CH)
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases (JP)
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Ministerio de Salud (AR)
- Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (AR)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Fundación Pro Salud y Medio Ambiente (AR)
- Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria, Ciencia y Tecnología (VE)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (MX)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Experimental Medicine and Biology Institute (AR)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (VE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012364
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- “la Caixa” Foundation
- Centres de Recerca de Catalunya
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Fundación Mundo Sano
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
- Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya