Frequently Asked Questions

The Low Grade Glioma Registry asks participants to:

• complete an online study consent form and questionnaire

• provide a saliva sample that will permit us to look at changes in DNA

If you allow, we may also review your tissue specimens and MRI scans of your low grade glioma brain tumor.

Downloadcopies of the consent forms at the links below:

Low Grade Glioma Registry consent (PDF)

OPTIMUM consent (PDF)

We hope the information we learn will increase our knowledge of glioma and that this information will lead to better treatments in the future.

Anyone diagnosed with a low grade glioma is eligible to enroll in the Low Grade Glioma Registry. A subset of persons in the Registry are eligible for the OPTIMUM study, such as persons with low grade glioma that have had recurrence treated with a second surgery.

The Low Grade Glioma Registry is run by Elizabeth B. Claus, PhD, MD, at Yale University School of Public Health (New Haven, CT), and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Neurosurgery (Boston, MA). Dr. Claus is a neurosurgeon and researcher in the United States.

In addition to Dr. Claus, the OPTIMUM study is co-led by:

• Bethany M. Kwan, PhD, MSPH, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine

• Roel Verhaak, PhD, at The Jackson Laboratory

Learn more about the Low Grade Glioma Registry on the Research Team page.

We are happy to answer any questions your medical team has about the Low Grade Glioma Registry. Ask your doctor to contact:

• Elizabeth B. Claus, PhD, MD

• glioma@yale.edu

You can also share a link to this website, and the consent forms at the bottom of this page.

There are no costs to participate in these studies if you submit your consent forms through Qualtrics or via email. To submit through Hugo Health, click the Join The Registry button in the upper right corner of this website.

If you do not wish to submit through our website, you may also download a copy of all consent forms and send them via secure email to: glioma@yale.edu.

If you wish to participate in these studies by mail you will need to purchase a stamped envelope and send the study materials to:

Dr. Elizabeth B. Claus, School of Public Health
Yale University
60 College Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8034

If you are using a mobile device to participate the Registry, please note that transmitting data may count against your existing mobile data plan. You can limit the impact the data collection has on your phone plan by configuring your smart phone to only use WiFi connections, or click Join The Registry from a computer with Internet access.

Yes, our research staff can help coordinate your enrollment in the study via telephone and through printed materials.

Call us at 203.785.6415.

You may also send us mail at:

Yale School of Public Health, Biostatistics – Low Grade Glioma Registry, PO Box 208034, 60 College Street,New Haven, CT 06520-8034, United States

We welcome your questions! Contact us in any of the following ways.

Email: glioma@yale.edu

Phone: 203.785.6415

Fax: 203.785.6912

Mail:

Yale School of Public Health
Biostatistics – Low Grade Glioma Registry
PO Box 208034, 60 College Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8034
United States