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Ocean State Crohn’s & Colitis Area Registry (OSCCAR)

Why You Should Participate

By participating you will help to provide doctors with valuable information about caring for patients with IBD.

In addition to receiving personal, private, and detailed education, at your convenience, you will receive a valuable reference manual—What You Need to Know about Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis—at no cost.

You will be also be provided with a $100 honorarium upon completion of your enrollment visit and $50 upon completion of subsequent annual visits.

But is now really the time to join?

We understand that most patients who have recently learned that they have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis are facing a difficult time. It may be hard to make decisions and to think about taking on a new activity right now. However, the registry will be most beneficial if we enroll patients soon after diagnosis so that we can learn more about their experiences at this significant time.

Please consider taking the opportunity to enroll in this important effort. Your participation will help us learn more about IBD—knowledge that will help patients like you or your child, facing IBD now and in future years.

Please consider enrolling today: Fill out the enrollment form and have your doctor fax it, or call us at 401-444-4186.

For more information, please call 401-444-4143 or e-mail osccar@lifespan.org.

As a participating study site, Rhode Island Hospital has agreed to host the OSCARR website.